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American Grammar Checkup: Four+ Odd Punctuation Rules
Susan 🐝 Rooks, The Grammar Goddess · I am certain every language has its own ways that might not make absolute sense in terms of spelling, usage, or punctuation. Heaven knows American English does! · So, for your edification (how’s that for a big word?), here are a few punctuation rules that make no particular sense ...
American Grammar Checkup: Do you see (or hear) what I do?
Susan 🐝 Rooks, The Grammar Goddess · Where do you get your ideas for articles? Do you see something, hear something, or react to something that stops you in your tracks? Something you could teach to others? · If you’re a musical artist, you probably occasionally hear riffs / chords / segues that the rest of us don’t ...
American Grammar Checkup: Subject/Verb Agreement
Susan 🐝 Rooks, The Grammar Goddess · It's been quite a while since I last offered you a quiz, so ... · I hope you knock this one off in a couple of minutes (there are only 5 questions) and know why you chose your answer. It's such a simple concept, but sometimes writers move too fast or maybe they're just confused; ...
American Grammar Checkup: Should we use a comma or "and"?
Susan 🐝 Rooks, The Grammar Goddess · Brand Message Expert Daisy McCarty asked me recently about whether to use a comma or and in a sentence for one of her clients: · The company focuses on creating elegant, sensible solutions that allow our clients to do more... · The company focuses on creating elegant and sensibl ...
American Grammar Checkup: More Devilish Details -- Capitalization
Susan 🐝 Rooks, The Grammar Goddess · So far I’ve written three posts (#1, #2, #3) on devilish details that can derail even the best article, because many writers are not putting their best selves forward. They’re turning readers away due to small errors that when added up may make the writers look unprofessional. · ...
American Grammar Checkup: Issues with Gender-Neutral Pronouns
Susan 🐝 Rooks, The Grammar Goddess · Years ago, I remember talking with a friend who was (and still is) deep into technology. I admired her ability to keep up with it, because technology moves so quickly, and I also remember mentioning something about being happy to work with a topic that hardly ever changes — Ameri ...
American Grammar Checkup: More Devilish Details #3
Susan 🐝 Rooks, The Grammar Goddess · There have been hundreds – if not thousands – of articles written in the last few years on how to create a powerful and professional LinkedIn (or other platform) profile. Most cover the same information, which has value because each of us is in a different place and time, and we ...
American Grammar Checkup: Quotation Marks
Susan 🐝 Rooks, The Grammar Goddess · Our punctuation rules in America are similar — but NOT the same — as many other punctuation systems built on the original British version. · But many words are spelled differently, usage is much different, and one of the most obvious differences in terms of working with punctuati ...
American Grammar Checkup: It's Quiz Time Again!
Susan 🐝 Rooks, The Grammar Goddess · I don’t know why my readers think quizzes are so much fun, but I keep getting requests for more of them. · So, here are some sentences that contain goofs in word usage or punctuation. · Dave really needed to hone in on his math skills last yearSusan lives in Buzzards Bay, Ma.Wow ...
American Grammar Checkup: Why We Should Use the Oxford Comma
Susan 🐝 Rooks, The Grammar Goddess · An exchange with one of my readers on Medium in The Writing Cooperative – Joe Varadi – prompted me to write this follow-up to my The Devil is in the Details post about details we often miss as we're copyediting or proofreading our own work. · Part of our discussion was about the ...
American Grammar Checkup: The Devil is in the Details . . .
Susan 🐝 Rooks, The Grammar Goddess · Because I’m a copyeditor, I see typos everywhere — and I know many of you do as well. · We can’t know if the writer doesn’t know a rule or is just trying to proof his or her own stuff (something most of us struggle with) and missing some details. What we do know is that even smal ...
American Grammar Checkup: Commas or Parentheses?
Susan 🐝 Rooks, The Grammar Goddess · Yesterday was Sunday, and there I was, sitting quietly reading the Boston Sunday Globenewspaper, when I read a simple sentence that sparked an idea. · Has that ever happened to you in an odd moment? · The sentence, written by Mary Smith (names changed to protect the innocent) was ...
American Grammar Checkup: Traps for the Unwary, Part 4: Pronouns
Susan 🐝 Rooks, The Grammar Goddess · This is the fourth in a series highlighing common errors that are easy to make and miss when we're writing. · You can see Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 by clicking on the links. · Everyone who has seen my posts over the last three years knows I'm a nut about using language correctl ...
American Grammar Checkup: It's QUIZ Time!
Susan 🐝 Rooks, The Grammar Goddess · Last month I shared three posts on common grammar errors that can trap even the best writers when using the American style if they're not thinking clearly. I know a lot of you read the articles, but for those who missed them (or for a refresher): · #1 Questions / Statements · #2 ...
American Grammar Checkup: Traps for the Unwary, Part 3
Susan 🐝 Rooks, The Grammar Goddess · This is the third in a short series of common grammar and usage errors (in the American system, anyway) that can trap even the best writers if they're (they are) not watching what they're (they are) writing carefully. · You can see Part 1 and Part 2 by clicking on the links. · La ...
American Grammar Checkup: Traps for the Unwary, Part 2
Susan 🐝 Rooks, The Grammar Goddess · Last week I started a series on common errors that can trap even the best writers. You can read that one here. · Today we're looking at one of the smaller punctuation marks -- the apostrophe -- to make sure we all know what it does and what it doesn't. And our focus in this post ...
American Grammar Checkup: Traps for the Unwary, Part 1
Susan 🐝 Rooks, The Grammar Goddess · When is a question not a question? When it’s a statement. It’s Monday, and the American Grammar Checkup series is back, thanks to what I'm seeing on posts all across many social media platforms. · Although many writers use English well, some are falling into some common traps tha ...
American Grammar Checkup: More on Hyphens
Susan 🐝 Rooks, The Grammar Goddess · It's amazing that anyone can come up with post after post on one of the smaller punctuation marks, isn't it? But given that I value clarity in my speech and writing, I continue to hope that others will see the WHY of using this little mark -- the hyphen -- and take a little more ...
American Grammar Checkup: Pronouns -- Yes, Again
Susan 🐝 Rooks, The Grammar Goddess · Everyone who has seen my posts over the last two years knows I'm a nut about using language correctly, especially using pronouns correctly! · There is just so much misinformation being bandied about that I thought it was time to again remind my connections about a couple of impor ...
American Grammar Checkup: Money Down the Drain (Updated)
Susan 🐝 Rooks, The Grammar Goddess · I first published this post in February 2015, nearly two years ago, when I had about 20 followers on LinkedIn, and I hadn't even heard about beBee yet. I believe it's important to occasionally reprise a post, especially when the subject matter matters. · We bloggers / writers / ...
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