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A topic that comes up again and again when I work with writing students is the importance of thinking before writing. ...

Do you ever read articles that seem to flow smoothly from sentence to sentence? Do you then wonder why your...

I know Halloween is a favorite holiday for many of you who like getting creative with costumes (and for those of us...

As you grow in your knowledge of English, your methods need to grow with you! Grammar exercises, drills,...

In a previous post, I explained how we use hyphens like harnesses to connect words that are working together to modify...

Twice this week I’ve had people ask me: “Hey, what’s the difference between those lines—you know the short lines and...