If your grammar or English is a little rusty, this post might be of some use to you. Come back! It's OK, I am not going to try and teach you to suck eggs. I am however going to be a showcase of links to other blogs that have been very useful for me this week.
I am ejukating miselph as best I can, and it's eesyer bcawse ov the peeple what rote the posts.
Seriously, I love reading reminder posts.
Nicola Morgan over at Help! I Need a Publisher!, guides us through the apostrophe.
I will never forget my tutor once wrote a note after I had written: blah...and my dog's dinner tonight. Mr Key wrote, well I am so glad I do not have an invitation to eat. Every time I use one of these ' little doophries, I cringe. I think is Mr Key watching and cringing with me, have I put it in the right place? I spend more time moving that little symbol around the s than I do procratinating!
Anyway, Nicola is an English teacher and has a lesson for us. If you have never met Nicola, I am sure she will not scare you away with her post, she explains it so well.
I am now reading through the work I have already edited. I am editing my edits. Why? Well, I came across Les Edgerton yesterday, and he has a great post on 'As and -ing' in our novels.
Foreshadowing was a great post written by The Plot Whisperer, it has now been followed up by The Opposite of Foreshadowing, an equally useful post.
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Yes, don't we all get a little flustered over these things. I write material for teaching English as a foreign language, and I still have to double chcek my facts now and then!
Nightmares or is that nightmare's or nightmare's...it's really scary...or is that its really...OH I GIVE UP!
Thanks for visiting. Oh,no! Should I have used that -ing then? ...
Hi and goodbye ;0
I will go check out their tips.
You will not regret it Alex. Thanks for dropping by.
Thanks for the links. I could really use help with all these areas.
Blasted apostrophes! So tricky.
I can totally relate to editing edits as I tinker with my work endlessly. Thanks for sharing these links, Glynis. Hope life is treating you well as we dance into spring. xx
Les Edgerton is one of my favorite people. If you talk to him, tell him "hi" from me! I think I'll link over and say hi myself.
Helen
Straight From Hel
Funnily enough Aunty G, just recently I had the exact conversation laid out in N. Morgan's article with one of my support tutors. I found her article a bit more conclusive though. Well done, you've once again educated your nephew. Also interesting was the re-construction of sentences and possession. A while ago I deceided to teach myself Latin under the impression I would one day be able to grasp French, Spanish, or Italian, but in actual fact came out with better English. A little off your point I know, but it does lay out great rules for sentence construction, pace and flow. Keep on educating me!
Too funny! Commas are my nemesis. I actually like apostrophes. Those look like good links. Thanks. :-)
Dear Nephew, you are most welcome. Unc P learnt Latin, so if ever you need help he is the man to ask. :)
Susan and Carol, you are welcome and I wish you both well.
Elizabeth, I do so agree!
Jessica, how on earth can one enjoy apostrophe's? LOL
Helen, do go and say hi. I have only just met him, but find him supportive.
Thank you all for stopping by, I love it when you do.
Those apostrophes have me pulling my gray hairs out :D I'll check out the links. Thank you.
Thanks for the links. I need to check some of these blogs out. :)
I still catch a typo or two in books from famous authors. It happens. But I have to chuckle whn I see them.
Stephen Tremp
Jo and Elana, thanks for dropping by. I hope you enjoy your visit to the blogs I have linked to.
Stephen, I love feeling that famous authors are just like me! LOL
Thanks for visiting.
I am so bad, Glynis...I just write and post and edit be damned. I guess that's why I'll never be the professional you are!! I will faithfully read your referrals one of the days soon in hopes of improving my writing. At 66, you may be able to teach this old dog some new tricks!
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