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Fronted adverbials – do you need them in your life?

Fronted adverbials – do you need them in your life?

by Pernickety Kate | Feb 10, 2022 | Grammar, Punctuation

I realise I’m late to the party when it comes to fronted adverbials. That’s because I couldn’t decide which hat to wear. As a former Primary School teacher, I know that my brothers and sisters at the chalkface of education have to teach this stuff, whether they want...
How to write dialogue: 1 – punctuation

How to write dialogue: 1 – punctuation

by Pernickety Kate | Apr 25, 2019 | Proofreading, Punctuation

It doesn’t matter how many novels you read – unless you’ve made a point of analysing it, speech punctuation can seem like a great mystery. And you don’t have to be a novelist to need to write speech. You might want to include a real conversation in a blog, or memoirs,...
Weird Words of the Week #1 – 4

Weird Words of the Week #1 – 4

by Pernickety Kate | Jan 26, 2018 | Punctuation, Spelling, Words

Some words behave weirdly – and not just the fancy ones that few people understand. Here’s a collection of the first few that sprang to mind (as seen originally on my Facebook page). Weird Word of the Week #1: COMPLIMENT (and related words). Weird...
6 reasons why even YOUR business needs a proofreader

6 reasons why even YOUR business needs a proofreader

by Pernickety Kate | Jan 5, 2018 | Proofreading, Punctuation, Spelling

Plenty of people take chances with their business writing. They write it and publish it without too much thought because they just want to get the job done. But what about you? Would you be prepared to have a professional proofreading check? Your answer could be a...
How to break with convention, one word at a time

How to break with convention, one word at a time

by Pernickety Kate | Dec 1, 2017 | Editing, Grammar, Punctuation, Writing skills

Hello. We may not have been formally introduced but I’m going to start by making some assumptions. Pigeon-holing you, as it were. If you’ve clicked on this article, it’s a fair bet that you have at least a passing interest in language use. That already sets you apart...
What’s the rule? Words that puzzle a proofreader

What’s the rule? Words that puzzle a proofreader

by Pernickety Kate | Nov 15, 2017 | Proofreading, Punctuation, Spelling

It’s a proofreader’s job to know the how the nitty-gritty bits of language work. But no-one’s perfect, and some words can cause more head-scratching than others. Compounds, for example. A compound word is made up of other words (usually two) that exist in their own...
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