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Category Archives: Grammarland
Grammarland: Apostrophe
Contrary to most of English, the apostrophe is a fairly easy lesson. It only has two uses – just two – and they are 99% consistent. Because it’s so easy you’d think that you would rarely see errors. WRONG. I … Continue reading
Grammarland: Affect, Effect, and Affectation
Despite the best intentions of english teachers everywhere, affect vs. effect still ends up on almost every single common grammar mistake list out there. I should know, I mix them up nearly every time. The fact is, most normal … Continue reading
Posted in Grammarland
Tagged affect vs effect, grammar, grammarland, tips and tricks, Writing
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Grammarland – The Comma Splice
After some soul searching, erm I mean blog searching, I discovered that it’s been way too long since I’ve tackled a grammar subject here at My Literary Quest. Today we learn about the dreaded comma splice. Earlier this year I … Continue reading
Insubordinate little devils, um I mean Clauses
As much as I would love this to be a awesome short story about rebel Santas (insubordinate clauses, get it? Oh forget it.), we’ re actually diving into that dense and unforgivable jungle that is Grammarland. Today’s Topic: Subordinate Clauses … Continue reading
Posted in Art of Writing, Editing and Revision, Grammarland
Tagged editing, fiction, funny, grammar, grammarland, novel writing, writing fiction
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Connotation vs. Denotation, or how to become your editor’s new BFF
I’ve made a liar out of myself already, promising a weekly post and then letting almost a month slip by without a word. Fear not, in addition to growing a new human I’ve been working on projects that have needed … Continue reading
Posted in Editing and Revision, Grammarland
Tagged Connotation, Denotation, editing, revision, smug dog, Tristi Pinkston, Word, Writers Resources, Writing
19 Comments
The Subtle (and not so subtle) Art of the Euphemism
It’s been a while since we’ve journeyed to Grammarland, that mythical place where language usage rules and parts of speech mingle. Today we shall tackle the euphemism, that funny phrase either used or invented that refers to something entirely different, … Continue reading
Fun Friday: The Portmanteau
We’ve all heard them, a bizarre word that’s half one word half another but manages to capture the meaning of both. Today we learn the proper name to call them – a portmanteau. These little gems sprung from the … Continue reading
Posted in Grammarland, Humor
Tagged Fun Friday, grammarland, linguistics, Portmanteau, word play
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Isn’t it Ironic?
Ah irony . . . when mastered it delights any reader with it’s sarcastic twist. It adds a certain depth and realism to characters that is hard to achieve any other way. Then why, I beg, is it so friggin … Continue reading
Posted in Art of Writing, Concept Creation, Grammarland
Tagged Humor, irony, pics, Writing
15 Comments
Oxymorons are Among Us!
In light of having a very unrestful weekend (stomach flu, blech), I’m letting the wonderful web bring you a touch of humor. Oxymorons are figures of speech normally composed of a pair of neighboring contradictory words. These are often used … Continue reading
Grammarland: A Lot, Alot, Allot, and Shallots
Let us return to the mythical oasis of Grammarland where the magic water of words flows in abundance. Ladies and gentlemen, I confess, I have a bad habit of typing “alot” when I’m not paying attention. No, not a lot … Continue reading
Posted in Grammarland, Humor, Language usage
Tagged a lot, allot, alot, grammar, grammarland, lady of shalott, language usage, shallot, word usage
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