Tuesday, June 24, 2008

no punctuation or capitalization

todays blog will be written without punctuation or capitalization in this way our readers will appreciate the significance of those elements in the writing process hopefully you will not get lost along the way or feel like you are riding on an ever accelerating train bound to crash into the chasm of confusion it is hard to slow down or pause without punctuation and capitalization shows the reader where sentences begin and important nouns are placed this paragraph is a perfect example of the expression that you dont know what you got till its gone they paved the paragraph and put up a bunch of letters now that we know why punctuation and capitalization are important we must improve this aspect of our writing

To do so, please see our Grammar and Punctuation Helps on our Resource page.

Friday, June 13, 2008

When writing a paper you must
Establish an inkling of trust
You must be shrewd
Without being rude
Or risk your words turning to dust

And know you must also be clear
Your words on their minds you must sear
Be careful to make
No silly mistake
Or your reputation will suffer a smear

So write; have fun
And when you're done . . .
You'll be able to say that this bit of advice made the difference in your being able to translate thought and idea into letters and words that can be shared.

Friday, June 6, 2008

A Proper Introduction

What is the subject of the sentence? . . . Uh, well, what is the main information or action in the sentence? Then what is the subject of this main information? . . . Ok, great. Now, if the subject does not start the sentence at the very beginning, it's a good indication that either Yoda is speaking or the sentence contains an introductory phrase that needs a comma after it. . . . Yes, that's right, the comma should go right before the subject. Great! Any other questions?