Master written and spoken English with easy-to-learn perfect grammar
I hear it all the time from my students and at the seminars and workshops I lead. The writers that I work with are excited to work with a “real” writer. Most people define a “real” writer as one who is published. Therefore I, with three published novels and innumerable newspaper and magazine articles under…
Every writer needs some help with their writing. Every writer can improve their writing. One simple technique you can use to improve your writing and better develop your writing process is to spend less time writing and more time thinking about your writing. Many writers struggle with their early drafts simply because they have not…
Prepositions are words that show the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence, often indicating location, direction, time, or manner. They typically answer questions like where?, when?, or how? Here’s a breakdown of how they are used: 1. Showing Location or Position: The book is on the table. The cat…
Writing is a part of everyone’s life. Every one of us has had to write an article, a composition or a letter to a loved one, at least once in our lives. In schools, it is as common task as learning how to count or memorize multiplication tables. Yet as people grow old, some continue…
I can’t remember hearing anyone use the phrase “so long as” in the past weeks, er, perhaps months or years. We’re all attuned to using “as long as” whenever we want to use a conditional or a comparative. “A what?” you ask. A comparative compares things, such as length. For instance, “That trailer is twice…
The most universal language in the world is the English language, spoken in a vast number of countries. And, for people who don’t speak English, it’s not easy to learn. Not easy, but not impossible either. Why? English has usage rules as any language does, and these rules can be tough to master and can…
Whether we are talking about a five-year-old who is about to start learning to read or whether we are talking about a thirty-year-old woman who is attempting to write a thesis for her master’s degree, we cannot deny that taking time to learn proper English grammar is important. When we see or hear about English…
Facebook Do you know anyone who’s not on Facebook? Probably not very many people, anyway. The biggest companies and the most successful business people all over the world are on Facebook. Why? Because they see its tremendous power — 24/7 — to build relationships with millions of people anywhere in the world…and on autopilot. That’s…
Define grammar. According to the dictionary, it’s a language’s entire structure and system. In short, it tells a person how something works when talking or writing. So, if that’s the case, why are so many people frightened by the word “grammar?” In school, you’re taught grammar in English, Spanish or any other language you are…
