Unofficial Grammar Newsletter Archives (Book) http://www.Writing.Com/main/books.php/item_id/1595997-Unofficial-Grammar-Newsletter-Archives December 29, 2011 [Image #1595781] About This Newsletter After our last issue, [Link to Book Entry #704700], [Link To User sesheta] recommended tackling a related topic: breaking the rules of capitalization for world-building in science fiction and fantasy pieces. Letter from the Editor One of the fastest ways to show your...[Read Full Post] Thu, 29 Dec 2011 13:11:22 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/740988 December 2, 2011 [Image #1595781] About This Newsletter How do you know when to capitalize a name? What about a title? This newsletter will give some basic information about names and proper nouns. Letter from the Editor Sometimes I think that German speakers have it easy. In German, every noun is always capitalized when written out. In English, this isn't true: we differentiate between common...[Read Full Post] Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:21:16 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/704700 January 11, 2011 [Image #1595781] About This Newsletter Two more commonly confused words: affect and effect. Letter from the Editor A friend of mine recently mentioned that two words she has trouble with, no matter how many times she hears each word's definition, are "affect" and "effect." Judging from the ubiquity online and in public of this confusion, she isn&#...[Read Full Post] Tue, 11 Jan 2011 21:30:31 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/702426 August 20, 2010 [Image #1595781] About This Newsletter Today we'll cover two commonly confused words: between and among. There's a simple but vital difference. Letter from the Editor When's the last time you heard the word "among"? Most likely, it was idiomatically: words said "among friends," perhaps, or the Margar...[Read Full Post] Fri, 20 Aug 2010 16:37:58 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/684594 January 20, 2010 [Image #1595781] About This Newsletter In this newsletter, we define adverbs and discuss the two types of endings that can give them away. Letter from the Editor "Eliminate unnecessary adverbs!" If you've been on Writing.com very long, you've probably received this in many reviews. I know I certainly have. Eliminating adverbs i...[Read Full Post] Wed, 20 Jan 2010 23:34:59 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/684528 January 13, 2009 [Image #1595781] About This Newsletter Today we'll be discussing a common punctuation mistake: comma splices. But before we can discuss why they're improper grammar, we'll define some terms so you can learn how to spot and fix comma splices in your own writing. Letter from the Editor *^*Note...[Read Full Post] Wed, 13 Jan 2010 23:28:43 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/683705 December 30, 2009 [Image #1595781] About This Newsletter In this edition, we'll cover proper punctuation of dialogue. There are several key rules to remember. Poorly punctuated dialogue is the first clue to a reader (or a publisher!) that you don't know your mechanics as well as you should, so it's an especially important skill to master. Letter from ...[Read Full Post] Wed, 30 Dec 2009 21:00:13 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/681643 December 23, 2009 [Image #1595781] About This Newsletter Happy Holidays! I hope this newsletter finds you in good spirits. Today we have a quick edition about two commonly confused words: then and than. Letter from the Editor One of our subscribers has requested an explanation of the usage of "then" and "than." I am more than happy to oblige with your grammar conundrums! If you have a similar concern, feel ...[Read Full Post] Wed, 30 Dec 2009 21:11:41 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/680849 November 4, 2009 [Image #1595781] About This Newsletter In the spirit of NaNoWriMo, in which several group members -- yours truly included -- are participating this month, we'll have a short, targeted grammar newsletter this time. Grammar Conundrum When's the last time you heard someone ...[Read Full Post] Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:44:57 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/674781 Guest Editor: [Link To User sybaritescribe] October 21, 2009 [Image #1595781] About This Newsletter Show of hands--how many of you have a grammar book next to your dictionary and Thesaurus? I do, and it's saved my bacon often. Currently, I'm enamored with a book by Anne Stilman called Grammatically Correct, published by Writer's Digest Books. I have the paperback version; it's a ...[Read Full Post] Wed, 30 Dec 2009 21:10:38 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/672699 October 7, 2009 [Image #1595781] About This Newsletter In the very first issue, we discussed usage of its and it's. In this issue, we'll cover a few more commonly confused pronouns. Letter from the Editor Several weeks ago, this newsletter covered the important difference between its and it's: [Link to Book Entry #...[Read Full Post] Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:35:28 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/670851 September 30, 2009 [Image #1595781] About This Newsletter In this issue, we'll discuss several common types of irregular plurals and give a few hints for remembering which nouns go in which column. Letter from the Editor In the last issue, [Link to Book Entry #666243], we discussed using s and es - never an apostrophe - to pluralize words. While this is true for most no...[Read Full Post] Sat, 09 Jan 2010 15:11:32 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/667984 September 16, 2009 [Image #1595781] About This Newsletter In this newsletter we'll discuss the proper way to pluralize nouns, the proper way to form possessive nouns and how to avoid the grocer's apostrophe at all costs. Letter from the Editor You've seen this one before. You're walking through the produce section at your...[Read Full Post] Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:35:01 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/666243