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What Are Squinting Modifiers?

What Are Squinting Modifiers?

What Are Squinting Modifiers? Reconnecting with an old friend, I asked how her life had changed since I last saw her. “Well,” she said, “getting married often changes one’s outlook on life.” Curious, I asked her, “Approximately how often do you need to get married for...
What Is A Hyperbole?

What Is A Hyperbole?

What Is A Hyperbole? Have you ever used “LOL” when responding to a text or message? If so, you have used a hyperbole without even realizing it. In fact, it’s part of our culture to use hyperboles all the time. Let’s get into the meat of what...
AP Style: How to Use Ellipses

AP Style: How to Use Ellipses

AP Style: How to Use Ellipses One of the more commonly misused and overused punctuation marks is the ellipsis. I’ve encountered far too many maddening late-night emails literally dotted with ellipses signifying either incoherent thought or implied mischief....
What Are Absolute Adjectives?

What Are Absolute Adjectives?

What Are Absolute Adjectives? When a popular television program resurrected a recently deceased character, I felt it set a dangerous precedent. If death was not the end, then what was to prevent the return of any dead villain? A friend argued, however, that other...