Top Grammatical Mistakes of Writers

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Three Common Grammatical Mistakes: Commas

Friday, March 29, 2013

Tweet Commas are a tricky beast for everyone. There are so many uses for the comma, and many times it feels like you’re just supposed to use your best judgment. But too often those pauses become unnatural and cumbersome, or, if you decide to be sparse, your readers feel like they’re galloping through a sentence. […]

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Top Three Grammar Mistakes of Writers…and the Rest of the World

Friday, February 15, 2013

Tweet As an editor, a major part of my job is to correct a writer’s grammar. This includes spelling errors, incorrect homophones (or words that sound similar but aren’t if you think about it), punctuation, and word choice. Each month I’ll share with you some common mistakes I find in the works that I edit and how […]