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The Purdue Online Writing Lab

Posted on June 9, 2011 by Scott

The Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University (http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/) is one of the two websites I check when I have a writing related question. The other is the Tameri Guide, of course, since Susan and I tend to add content … Continue reading →

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Language Users vs The Grammarians

Posted on April 15, 2011 by Scott

I advise avoiding pronouns when possible because most writers “tangle” the text. Though the writer knows what is intended, the readers end up confused. I’ve wasted too much time as a reader trying to determine what “those” and “these” were … Continue reading →

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