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Returning to the basics isn’t a step back; it’s what keeps good writing from going hollow. A new post is up, and we’re starting the month fresh. Come read and maybe try the ten-minute exercise. 🖊️ #WritingCommunity #AmWriting

Back to Basics: Why We’re Starting Over (And You Should Too)

[theenglishnook]

Born January 2, 1920, Isaac Asimov reshaped English into a language of clarity. His fiction and essays showed that complex ideas can be explained with logic, precision, and confidence—without intimidation.

Birth of Isaac Asimov (1920–1992) – The Writer Who Taught English How to Explain the Future

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Clear Writing Boosts Visits

Clear Writing Boosts Visits

Every online business wants to be at the top of Google’s search engine rankings. While there are many ways to do this—buy an ad—one of the best methods is simple: have good content. Content is king when it comes to the online world. Having fresh, relevant material that grabs your readers’ eyeballs and screams, “READ ME” is critical. Three Critical Components Three critical content components…

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[lamontpll]

The golden rule of communications applies to your writing. Communications is never about what you say. It’s about what your audience understands.

[wordthoughtsblog]

Here's to Clear Writing

Here’s to Clear Writing

   When I taught business writing classes in the corporate world, I used this example from George Orwell (a phenomenal writer whose essays I highly recommend) to illustrate how overwrought language does not impress but does confuse:

 “Objective considerations of contemporary phenomena compel the conclusion that success or failure in competitive activities exhibits no tendency to be commensurate…

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Does "Proper" English Matter?

Does “Proper” English Matter?

I am asking you this question seriously. An article appeared in the Wall Street Journal aising the question about whether “proper English” matters. It was written by Oliver Kamm, an editor and columnist for the Times of London.

Kamm acknowledges errors in grammar, spelling and punctuation but states that if “everyone” is doing it, it’s OK. He says, “…that is what the language is.” To a certain…

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Commas for Clarity Here are some sentences written without commas. On first reading, you likely will be scratching your head.

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A Laugh for the New Year At least I hope it's a laugh. I'll let the Dog/Them disparity go. Wishing all my readers a better 2018 than this year has been (IMO), and hoping for good health and good times for all. (Stay away from fad diets that advocate eating children.)