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Pop quiz: Question one: What’s this? Question two: What’s this? The moral of the story? It’s not all about the words. You know what the top picture is, what it means, where you might encounter it, and what to do with it. The second picture is a lot less meaningful, and yet what is it lacking, Continue reading Storytelling – It’s NOT All About the Words In some uses, you can use couple without of: They are a couple. In others, you cannot: I will list a couple of examples here. Here’s the key: replace couple with pair, and see if you need of: They are a pair. NOT: They are a pair of. It Continue reading Mini-Rant o’ the Day: “Couple” As all three of my regular readers know, I have a list of what I call “the basic tools of the writer.” These are (in no particular order) spelling, punctuation, diction, syntax, and grammar. I periodically get emails about one or another of this list, typically doing one of two things: either telling me what Continue reading The Importance of Diction I’ve said this before, and now I’m going to say it again. When your friend approaches you with a manuscript, hot off the printer and dripping ink, and your friend says to you “Hey, you! (says your friend to you) Tell me what you think of the choices I’ve (that Continue reading Online Feedback: Part II Reposted from an article I wrote on www.webook.com. –The Bumbler’s Apprentice, Other Loves “The Rules of Drafting,” the teacher writes across the Continue reading The First Rule of Drafting A million years ago, when I took my first drafting classes, it was assumed that laying out a drawing required certain skills, and that those skills could be taught. Indeed, the learning of those skills was the primary focus of early-level drafting classes. Of course, the need for those skills still exists, but but Continue reading The Single-Slotted, Three-Pronged Widget – Structure, Syntax, and Ambiguity |
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