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1. 9 Misused Words That Make You Sound Ignorant Part III
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By: Rebecca Ryals Russell, on 11/6/2011
Blog: YA & MG Fantasy Author Rebecca Ryals Russell (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
JacketFlap tags:  writing, grammar, pet peeves, misused words, misused phrases, Add a tag

And in Part III of my Misused Words and Phrases series, I have a few words that when misused make you sound ignorant or stupid (not the same thing, btw). These words are at the top of my pet-peeve list. How about you? What misused words make you cringe? Here are some words that you’ll see or hear used incorrectly on a daily basis. Check newspapers, especially. Continue reading →

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2. 33 Confusing Word Combinations Part II
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By: Rebecca Ryals Russell, on 11/1/2011
Blog: YA & MG Fantasy Author Rebecca Ryals Russell (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
JacketFlap tags:  writing, grammar, misused words, misused phrases, Add a tag

In Part II of Misused Words and Phrases I have gathered a list of some of the more confusing word combinations. How many do you confuse in your writing? your/you’re Your means “belonging to you.” You’re is a contraction of “you are.” Continue reading →

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3. 7 Misused Words and Phrases Part I
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By: Rebecca Ryals Russell, on 10/25/2011
Blog: YA & MG Fantasy Author Rebecca Ryals Russell (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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This is the first of a three-part series every writer should read and digest. It’s funny how we say things that we’ve heard all of our lives, but don’t give it much thought as to the meaning of the phrase. Listed below are several of these cases in point. How many of these do you say wrong? Continue reading →

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