Writing tips: Grammar tools and resources
Writing is hard enough without having to do it in a second language. Here are some tips to help with those terrifying questions about grammar…
Tag: grammar
What writers really need to worry about (hint: it’s not spelling)
Here’s a secret hope shared by editors: that writers will sit down and think about the structure of their text before they start writing.
Why I am a grammar cheerleader
Grammar – no one likes it. And no one likes people who correct grammar. But editors have to do it all the time.
Try to remember this
When I was at school (a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away) our small, fierce and lovely matric English teacher (complete with Scottish accent) drilled this into us: you never write “try and” – you write “try to”.
No buts
But: such a little word, such a lot of confusion. You can go mad looking at grammar rules to find out when the use of But is appropriate – although it seems that a lot of people are not aware they need to think about it at all.
What writers really need to worry about (hint: it’s not spelling)
Here’s a secret hope shared by editors: that writers will sit down and think about the structure of their text before they start writing.
Why I am a grammar cheerleader
Grammar – no one likes it. And no one likes people who correct grammar. But editors have to do it all the time.
Try to remember this
When I was at school (a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away) our small, fierce and lovely matric English teacher (complete with Scottish accent) drilled this into us: you never write “try and” – you write “try to”.
No buts
But: such a little word, such a lot of confusion. You can go mad looking at grammar rules to find out when the use of But is appropriate – although it seems that a lot of people are not aware they need to think about it at all.