Improve Your Writing by Avoiding “Scare Quotes” The other day I saw a sign in a shop window: “Farm Fresh” “Chicken” $2.50/lb. That didn’t inspire much confidence in me! Was the chicken really farm fresh? Was it even chicken, or was it some other mysterious substance?...
How To Write a Book Report Book reports are a common school assignment. In fact, I’ve written a few during my own academic career. Writing about a novel, especially a long or complex one, can be intimidating, but if you create a plan before you crack the spine, you’ll...
Resources to Improve Content Writing Content writing is a trade that is never fully mastered. Whether you wrote a blog that went viral or an editor raved about your perfect grammar, there is always room to improve content writing. From picking a topic and creating a...
What Is an Antonym? Opposites 3 Ways If you grew up with siblings, you’ve been surrounded by the answer to “What is an antonym?” for most of your entire life. It was there when you wanted to play My Little Pony and your big sister only had eyes for He-Man. It was...
Using Transitive and Intransitive Verbs I love getting into the nitty-gritty grammar stuff. The picky stuff. The we-seriously-have-rules-for-that? stuff. Transitive and intransitive verbs are just that. We actually took verbs, cut them down the middle and gave them...
Analogy Definition With Detailed Examples If you’ve ever watched a 20th-century teen comedy set in a high school, then you’ve likely learned the following three things about the SAT exam, whether you took it back then or not: It was a huge deal. If you didn’t do well...
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