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Adventures on Grammar Mountain
Errors, we all make them. I certainly make quite a few. But every day I try to improve and learn a little bit more than I did the day before. I figure learning a tiny bit here and there can't nearly be as painful as English class in high school. So I figured I would dedicate this newsletter issue to some common errors I see corrected in reviews and sent to my own mailbox. 
Than / Then -Than is a word used in comparisons. Then is an adverb referring to time.
A lot / Alot -A lot is an informal word for many. Alot is not a word.
Well / Good -Well means healthy. Good is an adjective and can be used with words like "be, look, feel".
There / They're / Their -There is an adverb meaning a place or location. They're is a contraction of THEY and ARE. Their is a possesive pronoun. Their comes from the word THEY, so the E comes before the I.
Doesn't / Don't -Doesn't (and does not, does) is used with the third person singular - he, she and it. Don't (and do not, do) is used for other subjects.
Take / Bring -Take means to carry from a near place to a far one. Bring means to carry from a far place to a nearer one. Brang and brung are not correct words.
Alright / All right -Alright is not a word. All right is.
Can / May -Can means "to be able to". May means "to be permitted to".
And last but not least...
Farther / Further -Farther refers to length or distance. Further refers to time or amount.
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Happy reading and reviewing!
This month's question: What is one of your common errors?
Send in your reply at the bottom of this newsletter! 
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Excerpt: As we moved deeper into the lake, the hypnotic beauty of the cold subarctic night completely overpowered us. I heard Fred chanting in a low voice but couldn’t make out what this was about. He was probably chanting in Chipewyan or Cree. Or, perhaps his old man had taught him the secret language the spirits of the lake spoke. It seemed his soul had left his body and was dancing with the spirits into whose territory we intruded.
Excerpt: The giant gates of the walled city opened slowly. The sound of the steel sliding could be heard for miles away. An alarm went off in the city and the guards put on their gas masks, ran to the gates and secured the immediate area around it.
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Excerpt: “I want a good clean fight.” Creadon had said, before pushing him into the gym. He knew what the gang leader of the Tranks meant by that. No witnesses, no evidence, and no victory for Zanthe, the rival gang. Disposal of the body fell to the victor.
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Excerpt: I began to read down the list of ingredients, it seemed mostly boring. Two cups of flour, a cup of lard and so on. Ordinary ingredients, until I got to the pie filling. Among the ingredients was a quarter cup of dead man’s blood and six black apples.
Excerpt: Harman loved a good tale as well as the next Hobbit and half of what Farlus said was believable. Still, Harman couldn't hold back his doubt. Farlus was good at sucking him into a yarn and though he didn't mind all that much, he didn’t want to appear too gullible while he drank.
Excerpt: “I finished the budget plan late last night, Bob and running late this morning. I’m leaving right now so…should be there in ten minutes.” She tossed her phone into her purse, grabbed her keys and ran out the door. Tossing the briefcase onto the passenger seat, she got behind the wheel and turned the key. Nothing happened! Trying again, the engine hardly turned over.
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Excerpt: Approaching the door with a healthy dose of caution you examine the lock. The door is, most unusually for a dungeon is open. Either your captives are fools, or they have very good guards. You hope for the former, but suspect the latter, so the first thing you want to do is find your equipment.
Prompt for August 2012: Your character has committed a crime and a family member finds out and confronts him. Tell the story of what the crime is and how the character reacts to being caught and confronted.
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This month's question: What is one of your common errors?
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Last month's question: What are some of your typical character (fight or flight) responses? Any clever responses? ?
jbenj responded: As far as movies are concerned, that distinction is the differance between a thriller (run and hide) and action/adventure (stay and fight). In books, they all get lumped into thrillers, then broken off into sub-genres. As writers its always good, no matter what genre, to study human reactions to things. There's a great book by Australian author and martial arts instructor called, 'write the fight right' covering everything from untrained to trained fighters, the various reactions of men and women, and how adrenalin and tunnel vision kicks in. Very insightful for any action writer.
percy goodfellow  replied: Concurrent with the physiological reaction is a mental one. If it is a one-time event that stands alone, the response is different than one which chronically recurs. Like the skin, the mind becomes calloused and goes through stages of facing up to its mortality. Phase 1 is..."it won't happen to me." Phase 2 is, "When is does I hope it isn't seriously injurious. Phase 3 is a resignation to the inevitable approach of death.
Quick-Quill  commented: This Character Newsletter was especially intriguing.It wasn't something I had specifically thought about and will add this to my character listing. It really does give character depth that I had not previously thought about. Good job on the newsletter and for sparking a great topic!
Mara ♣ McBain  sent: Fascinating NL! Of course I know fight or flight, but I've never seen it broke down like this and the changes to the body discussed. That could be very beneficial to descriptions.
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