Improve your writing, even if it hurts 2010-03-10T23:54:15Z http://feed.lisastormeshawker.com/atom.aspx Quick Blogcast tag:feed.lisastormeshawker.com,2010-02-17:6451a2e2-beeb-4f0e-9b66-43e32aa9bad4 Conan the Grammarian 2010-02-17T17:11:00Z 2010-02-17T17:11:00Z Roll vs. role<br>Dialogue attribution: if said was good enough for Hemingway, it's good enough for you<br><br>Music provided by <a href="http://music.mevio.com">Mevio's Music Alley</a>.<br><br> tag:feed.lisastormeshawker.com,2009-12-30:e7b9f7fb-5879-49fc-937c-4203c0694177 Conan the Grammarian 2009-12-30T18:57:00Z 2009-12-30T18:57:00Z Punctuating bulleted lists<br>Hyphenmania!<br> tag:feed.lisastormeshawker.com,2009-11-25:497564e9-90b3-4e67-9e77-92df87648960 Conan the Grammarian 2009-11-26T05:36:00Z 2009-11-26T05:36:00Z Lose vs. loose<br>Sharing on social media<br> tag:feed.lisastormeshawker.com,2009-10-21:a89bc538-f17b-4bdf-91cc-df1bd52b2c18 Conan the Grammarian 2009-10-21T17:22:00Z 2009-10-21T17:22:00Z <title>HTML clipboard</title><style> <!-- div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in} h3 {margin-right:0in; margin-left:0in; font-size:13.5pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; font-weight:bold} li.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in} --> </style><style> v\:* { behavior: url(#default#VML) } o\:* { behavior: url(#default#VML) } .shape { behavior: url(#default#VML) } </style> <p><strong><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Yea, yah, ya</span></strong></p> <p><strong><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Tautology</span></strong><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;"> </span></p> tag:feed.lisastormeshawker.com,2009-09-29:db916d93-8d23-40bf-aeb9-17dc3a88978d Conan the Grammarian 2009-09-29T21:34:00Z 2009-09-29T21:34:00Z That vs. which<br>Pet peeves, the sequel<br><br> tag:feed.lisastormeshawker.com,2009-07-27:60bc5655-2efc-451e-8ff6-9b116bcbe031 Conan the Grammarian 2009-07-27T22:39:00Z 2009-07-27T22:39:00Z Bimonthly: twice a month or every other month?<br>The real world vs. the fiction world<br>Conan's pet peeves<br> tag:feed.lisastormeshawker.com,2009-06-12:b6342b34-6fb5-4bc2-8601-261416ee2343 Conan the Grammarian 2009-06-12T20:17:00Z 2009-06-12T20:17:00Z Taming a rogue subordinate clause<br>Less vs. fewer<br>Too many editors spoil the manuscript<br> tag:feed.lisastormeshawker.com,2009-05-07:08c1606c-5229-4620-9402-6e88488f7b26 Conan the Grammarian 2009-05-07T14:12:00Z 2009-05-07T14:12:00Z Split infinitives<br>Show, don't tell<br><br> tag:feed.lisastormeshawker.com,2009-03-31:69c4d231-0716-46db-ab51-a3d526c5e593 Conan the Grammarian 2009-03-31T20:25:00Z 2009-03-31T20:25:00Z Insure/ensure/assure<br>Malapropisms<br> tag:feed.lisastormeshawker.com,2009-02-26:8694b54b-4fae-4e93-a68c-19ad17b72cc3 Conan the Grammarian 2009-02-26T21:59:00Z 2009-02-26T21:59:00Z Indefinite/definite articles<br>Facts...or opinions?<br> tag:feed.lisastormeshawker.com,2008-11-10:4198f739-72c7-403a-8f6c-9d6945cac805 Conan the Grammarian 2008-11-10T21:21:00Z 2008-11-10T21:21:00Z The College Edition<br> tag:feed.lisastormeshawker.com,2008-09-09:a44806e7-55c7-4114-87d9-8b3b64780f4e Conan the Grammarian 2008-09-09T21:40:00Z 2008-09-09T21:40:00Z Semicolons<br>Story vs. style<br> tag:feed.lisastormeshawker.com,2008-08-02:ecb1b370-df9c-4a67-ae60-789e7ebb8e0b Conan the Grammarian 2008-08-02T14:58:00Z 2008-08-02T14:58:00Z Principal/principle<br>Mailbag<br><br> tag:feed.lisastormeshawker.com,2008-05-28:704460e5-5c29-4b55-8ebd-83ce05e7cfdd Conan the Grammarian 2008-05-28T15:55:00Z 2008-05-28T15:55:00Z Good vs. well<BR>Brevity<BR> tag:feed.lisastormeshawker.com,2008-04-23:1e7c620e-ca32-4cd6-b795-d5453a47c798 Conan the Grammarian 2008-04-23T22:30:00Z 2008-04-23T22:30:00Z Affect/effect<BR>Hyphens and dashes<BR> tag:feed.lisastormeshawker.com,2008-03-20:e8968c43-e03a-4ce6-b4ee-7a353cd9972d Conan the Grammarian 2008-03-20T18:36:00Z 2008-03-20T18:36:00Z A or an<BR>Hey! My cable guy's a proofreader too!<BR><BR> tag:feed.lisastormeshawker.com,2008-02-19:d8fdb525-c4fc-4362-9092-059831037948 Conan the Grammarian 2008-02-19T23:18:00Z 2008-02-19T23:18:00Z Plurals, take two<BR>Comma tally voo?<BR> tag:feed.lisastormeshawker.com,2008-01-18:853c6f2e-82b6-4e7c-9489-ee4fda8532a2 Conan the Grammarian 2008-01-19T03:11:00Z 2008-01-19T03:11:00Z Plurals<BR>Editing with audio files<BR> tag:feed.lisastormeshawker.com,2007-12-17:86cd50fa-fdd1-4e13-8b74-9efe40207745 Conan the Grammarian 2007-12-17T16:17:00Z 2007-12-17T16:17:00Z Me, myself and I<BR>'Tis the season to send annoying holiday greetings<BR> tag:feed.lisastormeshawker.com,2007-11-17:28b3601f-ed3b-4a40-925b-0a98e1e38cb4 Conan the Grammarian 2007-11-17T20:09:00Z 2007-11-17T20:09:00Z <DIV></DIV>You're/your<BR>News release writing for dummies<BR>