tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468546013884694910.post3208541763745867996..comments2024-03-28T08:02:30.691-04:00Comments on The League of Extraordinary Writers: Your Writing TicsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11431700962951592287noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468546013884694910.post-7257437238060366192021-09-27T06:33:29.903-04:002021-09-27T06:33:29.903-04:00Automated Forex Trading :roboforex login Is An Aut...Automated Forex Trading :<a href="https://servlogin.com/robofx/" rel="nofollow">roboforex login</a> Is An Automated Forex Investing Software. It Is An Algorithmic Trading Software That Provides Automated Forex Trading Signals.<br />John Paulsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423526617581444734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468546013884694910.post-17313929688071570632016-07-26T00:15:58.730-04:002016-07-26T00:15:58.730-04:00The online grammer checker is the best tool and ch...The <a href="http://www.grammerchecker.net/" rel="nofollow">online grammer checker</a> is the best tool and checker to check spellings mistakes. It help you in all ways.<br />aliyaahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06184256288293330921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468546013884694910.post-59794531882121585572010-11-15T10:14:56.890-05:002010-11-15T10:14:56.890-05:00Hi Knighton
If your students ever have any partic...Hi Knighton<br /><br />If your students ever have any particular questions, or something they'd like us to talk about, just let us know. With all the posting we do we're always looking for topics!Jeff Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15358790876179003623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468546013884694910.post-14749225303312437212010-11-14T16:42:59.753-05:002010-11-14T16:42:59.753-05:00There is one student in particular who is a fantas...There is one student in particular who is a fantastic writer. I knew she would appreciate your tips, and as an English teacher, I truly do appreciate reading a different perspective on writing. With all of the testing that is mandated, we teachers don't spend that much time on creative writing, so I'm glad that my students can use this blog.Knightonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783799675081934137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468546013884694910.post-40242264807353985442010-11-13T12:01:06.148-05:002010-11-13T12:01:06.148-05:00Oh yeah I misspelled alot on purpose. To make a po...Oh yeah I misspelled alot on purpose. To make a point! About,uh....something. <br /><br />Thanks for the tip, Knighton. I'll keep it in mind. Funny how we all have these little blind spots, huh? <br /><br />Thanks for coming by and for sending your students!Jeff Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15358790876179003623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468546013884694910.post-584198571529514902010-11-13T08:33:07.479-05:002010-11-13T08:33:07.479-05:00I think we all have the tendency to overuse words....I think we all have the tendency to overuse words. I think mine is an overuse of the same transitional word: however. I do want to point out that you misspelled "a lot" in your post. Just in case it wasn't just a typo, here's a tip. I tell my students that there are two ways to remember that a lot is two words. You would never write "alittle" and if you wanted to say you like something a whole lot, you'd never spell it "awholelot," would you? I love this blog, by the way. I have pointed it out to some of my students as a great guide for their writing. Thanks!Knightonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783799675081934137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468546013884694910.post-51539392592568996632010-11-11T20:50:29.567-05:002010-11-11T20:50:29.567-05:00Hi Elizabeth,
Well what I learned is that toward...Hi Elizabeth, <br /><br />Well what I learned is that towards is indeed a word, however Scholastic's house style prefers toward so I had to change all my towards to toward. Apparently towards is British. Toward is American.<br /><br />Yep! I am awful lucky!Jeff Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15358790876179003623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468546013884694910.post-48236752131640815172010-11-11T18:47:00.041-05:002010-11-11T18:47:00.041-05:00Towards is not a word? What??
Wow, David Levithan...Towards is not a word? What??<br /><br />Wow, David Levithan! You are a lucky writer!Elizabeth Briggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14572251749088056704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468546013884694910.post-3812875823260440802010-11-11T13:52:26.500-05:002010-11-11T13:52:26.500-05:00Oh, boy. I just finished 4 rounds with my editor a...Oh, boy. I just finished 4 rounds with my editor and am now awaiting copy edits. Not sure whether I'm excited or scared now. The toward/towards thing has me a bit nervous. ;) Thanks for sharing your tics.Mary Lindsey / Marissa Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03593619747956026747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468546013884694910.post-3472762247191796682010-11-10T13:44:27.766-05:002010-11-10T13:44:27.766-05:00I bookmarked this post. Need I say more? Fabulous,...I bookmarked this post. Need I say more? Fabulous, and I shall reference it when I have to remind myself to check for little things in my manuscript.Dollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08144739453424963436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468546013884694910.post-22622014521389958342010-11-10T12:57:11.693-05:002010-11-10T12:57:11.693-05:00Evidently I use "though" QUITE a lot.Evidently I use "though" QUITE a lot.Angie Smiberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12192071262364730432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468546013884694910.post-72371971025500330772010-11-10T12:09:19.297-05:002010-11-10T12:09:19.297-05:00Completely. I'm working on them. I have a few ...Completely. I'm working on them. I have a few southern tics. Which can be good and bad.lotusgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06663641163048764869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468546013884694910.post-64939728713525420492010-11-10T12:07:44.466-05:002010-11-10T12:07:44.466-05:00Jeff: Ah, that makes sense. I try to stick to towa...<b>Jeff</b>: Ah, that makes sense. I try to stick to toward as well, despite my tendency to lean towards British grammar.<br /><br />See what I did there! :)<br /><br /><a href="http://blog.stephaniemloree.com/" rel="nofollow">Scribbler to Scribe</a>Stephanie Loréehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03512485557711771802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468546013884694910.post-40777279630388484852010-11-10T09:58:20.391-05:002010-11-10T09:58:20.391-05:00Thanks for the tip Kelly!
And yeah Stephanie, th...Thanks for the tip Kelly! <br /><br />And yeah Stephanie, the thing with Toward/Towards was a little unclear. In this case the reason they wanted toward and not towards is because it's Scholastic house style. I thought I was making a grammar mistake but it's just the way they do things.<br /><br />Hey Caroline! That's interesting that there's no line edits for you. Kind of makes sense though, right? I think if I was an editor I'd have a hard time not doing both at the same time.Jeff Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15358790876179003623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468546013884694910.post-1457144508260412402010-11-10T09:12:38.999-05:002010-11-10T09:12:38.999-05:00Um, I hate to say this but there is no difference ...Um, I hate to say this but there is <b>no difference</b> between toward and towards. One is more American and one more British, and the AP claims that "towards" is dead... but really, they are interchangeable, so I'm not sure why you'd worry about when to use which.Stephanie Loréehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03512485557711771802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468546013884694910.post-24148855021581924602010-11-10T08:59:03.108-05:002010-11-10T08:59:03.108-05:00Funny experience: I'd been hearing from all ou...Funny experience: I'd been hearing from all our fellow Elevensies about line edits, so when my editor and I got through edit rounds (five? six?), I asked if line edits would be next.<br /><br />"What do you mean?" she said. She's someone who does the big and small edits simultaneously, which actually worked well with my very spare 14,000 words of verse.Caroline Starr Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04597510685273079757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468546013884694910.post-73455529593778080042010-11-10T07:21:07.139-05:002010-11-10T07:21:07.139-05:00Jeff, line editing can really tell us a lot about ...Jeff, line editing can really tell us a lot about how we write, and unfortunately it reveals our weaknesses. I can help with the farther/further issue. Farther is used for a measurable distance. If you can't measure it, use further. You further your understanding. You walk farther than you thought you could. <br />I notice there are certain words I use a lot. Sometimes I'll even spot the same phrase twice on one page. Cringe!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com