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Word Forward
http://blog.word4ward.com.au/
Regularly updated by a self-confessed bibliophile and word nerd. Encompasses all forms of writing, particularly emphasis on highlighting errors in popular press and how to avoid them.
- Added on: Jun 23rd, 2008
- Country: Azerbaijan
- Language: English
- Author: WordForward
- Listed in: How-To Copywriting
- Tags: writing language grammar Etymology spelling punctuation
Recent Posts
Don’t feint a faint
I’ll continue with punctuation shortly. Too much punctuation in one hit is a bit like eating sandwich spread without the bread. In the meantime, here’s another homophone that sometimes causes confusion; faint vs feint. Most of us know faint as to...
Let’s start with a stop
There are fourteen punctuation marks used in the English language as follows: period or full stop, comma, colon, semicolon, dash, hyphen, apostrophe, question mark, exclamation point, quotation marks, brackets, parenthesis, braces, and ellipses. Some...
People who know everything
I received a circular e-mail recently titled ‘Quiz for people who know everything’ with some thought-provoking questions. I don’t know everything. I didn’t, for example, know that the answer to ‘Which famous North Americ...
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The exclamation mark; a source of consternation for many editors. Yes, it can add emotion to prose but it’s overuse has led to cries for it to be exiled. Exclamation marks are used in popular messaging mediums - SMS and e-mail - to convey a sen...
Useful links for WAHMs
I just stumbled across a great blog by a US based work at home mum. The blog provides advice and opportunity for those wanting to freelance. I’ve added the site - Work at Home Mom Revolution - to my blogroll. This link provides work-at-home ...
Q&A
As a word nerd, etymology (the origin of lingquistic forms) is another area of interest. I’m currently studying medical terminology and it’s quite fascinating to discover the connection between medical terms and every day words. But someti...
