Indefinite Hiatus

Alas, I find myself in an unfortunate position yet again. After trading in one blog for another in the hopes of being able to better maintain a blog on a different topic, I’m now taking on a handful of large projects that are demanding more of my time than I’m accustomed to giving. Thus, to preserve my sanity and my sleep schedule, I am reluctantly giving up on any kind of formal blogging for the foreseeable future.

Wish me luck!

Dashes and Hyphens: What’s the Difference?

There are subtle but important differences between dashes and hyphens. I’d like to address this issue here.

Just an Aside

One thing I frequently see in all types of writing is the failure to fully set off an aside (usually by forgetting to end it).

Multiple Counts of Possession

Earlier, I touched upon possessive nouns and discussed possessive pronouns. But wait! There’s more! We still need to deal with plural possessive nouns.

Could, Would, Should

Complete these phrases: I could ___ done it, I would ___ done it, I should ___ done it.

Of “its,” “it’s,” and (ugh) “its’.”

In this installment, we take a look at it’s and its and attempt, once and for all, to kill its’ with fire.

On Being Selfish

Last week, I talked briefly on the topic of “I” vs. “me.” Now I’d like to turn slightly and discuss another topic of some importance: “myself.”