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by Anja
Mon Jan 25, 2010 1:56 pm
Forum: Jan's Writing Basics
Topic: Jan's Writing Basics #2: Beware of Adjectives and Adverbs
Replies: 129
Views: 256857

Never use ‘alot’. It’s not a word, and it’s one of the most common errors I see. If you mean ‘to a great extent’ or ‘a large number’, you want two words: a lot. Another view... fwiw... My university English teacher told us NEVER use "a lot". A "lot" is a plot of land... like in ...
by Anja
Tue Jan 19, 2010 4:51 pm
Forum: Ann's Grammar Basics
Topic: Commas (Part One)
Replies: 20
Views: 35204

Commas (Part One)

I’m not sure which day of the week or how often I’ll post a lesson. I’ll know better after I see how it fits into my life and how much interaction there is. We can spend as much time as you need on each topic. I’m not an authority on this by any means. My only real qualifications are that I did take...
by Anja
Mon Jan 18, 2010 9:47 pm
Forum: Ann's Grammar Basics
Topic: I'm back!!
Replies: 11
Views: 14484

No posts exist for this topic. :? Looks like it got zapped in the board meltdown last year. :| Yikes... yep, I guess I'll have to start over. And the original lessons I wrote were on my computer that crashed 1.5 years ago. Actually, that makes it easier. I'm watching Jan's forum for suggestions, an...
by Anja
Mon Jan 18, 2010 3:30 pm
Forum: Ann's Grammar Basics
Topic: I'm back!!
Replies: 11
Views: 14484

There's a "comma" thread a little further down, Leah. Check it out and let me know if there's anything unclear or more I need to cover.

Thanks!
by Anja
Mon Jan 18, 2010 1:00 pm
Forum: Ann's Grammar Basics
Topic: I'm back!!
Replies: 11
Views: 14484

I'm back!!

I finally have time to revive this forum!

I also have my grammar books... my house sold in December and I finally have all my possessions in my possession!

So stay tuned...

And any suggestions for topics would be appreciated.
by Anja
Mon Jan 18, 2010 12:53 pm
Forum: Jan's Writing Basics
Topic: Jan's New "Class"--Writing Basics
Replies: 115
Views: 129181

I could have chosen other salsa words, and they’d each carry their own depth of meaning: tripped, slumped, ambled…bungalow, shack, cabin…swinging, fumbling, cradling…orchids, sunflowers, lilacs. Salsa words tend to be more specific than those generic rice cake words; they mean more, and they give y...
by Anja
Wed Mar 12, 2008 3:17 am
Forum: Jan's Writing Basics
Topic: anthropomorphism
Replies: 20
Views: 24814

This is not one of my favourite things... I don't care much for anthropomorphized letters, birth announcements, etc. I do like the commercial with a dog making a sandwich and discovering there's no Miracle Whip, so he heaves the whole thing in the trash. (Of course, it belongs in the trash WITH the ...

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