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Spelling - Building Words and Understanding Where They Come From 2008-05-30 16:32:06 This is a new series of articles looking into root words, prefixes and suffixes and how to build words. I hope you enjoy the series and if you don’t want to miss the next part you can subscribe to this site by entering your email address into the subscription box at the top of the page. Increasing your vocabulary Whether you write factually or creatively you are probably wondering how to buil Read more:Building
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Commas Part Two - Using Commas in Lists 2008-05-30 16:17:10 We have looked at using commas in lists in the last post, but there are a few more things that need to be pointed out when using commas in lists. See the first post here: Using Commas In Lists
- Part One Commas can also be used to introduce additional information to a sentence and this is known as parenthesis. My sister, Maxine, has a son called Samuel. You can see that I have used the c
Commas Part One - Using Commas in Lists 2008-05-29 15:39:27 Commas can be tricky little blighters! If you want to make your writing easier for others to understand, commas are an absolute must. Commas have lots of different uses, some of which we will look at this next series of articles. Using Commas One of the reasons why commas exist is to separate items in a list. If you don’t separate the items in a list, people could easily misconstrue what you Read more:Lists
Spelling - Anymore or Any more? 2008-05-27 17:03:22 Anymore or Any more? There is a lot of opinion about the use of the word ‘anymore’ and the phrase ‘any more’ in sentences. Where exactly do you stand on the opinion? Chances are you will fall into one of three dividing camps: You don’t believe that the word ‘anymore’ actually exists and is a common misspelling. The word ‘anymore’ and the phrase ‘any more’ are two ways
Copywriting - Tips to Improve Your Website's Content 2008-05-26 17:07:36 Always write your content for the people you are reaching out to. Don’t make the mistake of writing for the search engines. Search engines don’t read your content, so if you have stuffed your content full of keywords that don’t appear to make sense, people won’t read it. The key is to mix your chosen keywords into your content without it sounding forced. If you write your website content a Read more:Improve
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Copywriting - Adding Exciting Content to your Website 2008-05-26 17:03:16 There are so many ways to add new and exciting features to your website to make people want to come back time and time again. I have always thought that while you should focus on getting people to your website, you have to be able to make them return for more. You don’t have to be selling something to have a successful website. A website that has no apparent income stream could earn from adver Read more:Content
Spelling - Building Words - Suffixes and Rules 2008-05-25 17:27:42 Here are a few rules that will help you remember when to change the spelling of a word before adding the suffix.Just a quick note – There are certain exceptions to these rules, but there are a great starting point. These are the spelling rules are where double letters are concerned. Spelling rule 1 – For the majority of the on syllable words that end in a single consonant you will need t Read more:Building
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Spelling - Interfere and Intervene 2008-05-25 17:12:48 These two words are similar in meaning and yet they are so different. Both of the words start with ‘inter’ which means between. The difference in the two words is actually in the connotations of the words. The word interfere has negative connotations, whereas the word intervene has more positive connotations. There are two types of interference – One is the interference that you would g
Freelance Writing - Wealthy Writer 2008-05-25 17:12:32 I thought I would share a website I have come across on my travels.WealthyWriter
is a great website with information on marketing, getting traffic to your blog or website, writing and much more.Written in a relaxed manner, it makes for light and easy writing when you are taking a break!Have fun reading!
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Spelling - Do you know what Root Words are? 2008-05-25 17:11:55 A root word is a word that stands alone but also has the ability to make other words. The root word will have its own meaning and nothing added to either the beginning (prefixes), or the end (suffixes). From these root words you can then go on to create to new words by adding prefixes and suffixes. For example, the word clear is a root word. If you add either prefixes and/or suffixes to the roo Read more:Words
Freelance Writing - Why Do We Freelance? 2008-05-25 17:09:42 There are a lot wonderful reasons to become a freelance writer. Staying at home to be with the family more, being able to work on your own timescale and because we love to write.What do you love to write about? I write about many different subjects every day, some of them are exciting and interesting, others are not!Over the last few days I have been able to write about VOIP – Voice over Interne Read more:Freelance
Grammar - Facts About Adverbs - Part One 2008-05-25 17:09:21 Adverbs are the words that give us more information about verbs. The adverbs add information to the verb. An example of a verb is a doing word or a being word – feel, walk. When you use adverbs in sentences it makes them much more interesting. Every verb you use in a sentence can have an adverb added to it. The boy smiled nervously The girl grinned sheepishly We usually use adverbs to de Read more:Grammar
Grammar - The Secret to Adverbials 2008-05-25 17:09:02 Ever wondered what an adverbial is and how they are used in sentences? Read on to find out! An adverbial is an adverbial phrase, adverb or an adverbial clause which give us extra information about places, times or a manner of the action being described. We have been living here in this house for over thirty years We were sleeping peacefully in our beds when the lightning struck You can see f Read more:Grammar
Grammar - Positive and Negative Adverbs and Adjectives 2008-05-25 17:08:36 Let’s look at words that can and can’t be used together in a sentence because of their negativity or positivity. Utter - Utterly The words utter and utterly are considered to be negative words therefore they shouldn’t be combined with a positive word. So the following examples would be incorrect: She was utterly excited She was utterly happy The words utter and utterly should only be Read more:Grammar
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Blogging - Full or Short Feed 2008-05-25 17:07:11 This post is a little off the normal topic but I thought it was interesting to investigate.After reading a post here: Ben Barden I decided to change my feed to a full one rather than a short one.I never imagined that a short feed would put people off or delete their subscription.So if you are subscriber to this blog, do you prefer the full feed to the short one?Also, if you are a blog owner, do yo Read more:Blogging
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Grammar - Raise or Rise 2008-05-25 17:06:30 These two verbs, raise and rise, are almost the same – to move up from a low position to a higher one. The difference between the two verbs is actually grammatical. The verb raise needs an object, the verb rise cannot be used with an object. So, for example, you can write the following:“I think the company should raise their wages.” – The word wages is the object of the verb. Anoth Read more:Grammar
Grammar - Facts About Adverbs - Part Two 2008-05-25 17:06:05 Where to place adverbs There are usually three places where adverbs can be positioned in a sentence. Adverbs can be placed at the beginning: Suddenly I had stomach ache I recently had a headache Adverbs can also be placed at the end: I had severe stomach ache suddenly I had a headache recently The majority of adverbs can be placed mid sentence which would be before the verb: I’m usuall Read more:Grammar
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Competitions - Adverbs Competitions! 2008-05-25 17:05:46 Can you spot the seven adverbs in this recipe? The first person to correctly comment on the right adverbs will get $10 into their PayPal account! I know it isn’t a lot but I am going to start putting more competitions onto the site over time, and the prize fund will eventually grow! So read over the three articles on Adverbs and see if you can correctly spot the seven adverbs in this recipe! Read more:Competitions
Grammar - Facts About Adverbs - Part Three 2008-05-25 17:04:35 How to spot an adverb Adverbs can be quite complicated. This is because you cannot tell an adverb by looking at it. You can tell an adverb by what it does in a sentence. The play went well – The word ‘well’ describes the verb ‘went’, so ‘well’ is the adverb. The well had to be drained by noon – The word well in this sentence names something, therefore it is a noun The well wa Read more:Grammar
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Spelling - Double Letters 2008-05-25 17:03:58 Some people become confused as to whether or not certain words have double letters in them and which letters are double. There are lots of fun ways to remember the double letters in words by coming up with phrases to help you remember. Necessary – Is it necessary for a shirt to only have one collar and two sleeves? Can you come up with phrases for the following words with double letters? Read more:Letters
Writing - Why You Should be Skimming and Writing for Those That Skim! 2008-05-25 17:03:05 What is Skimming
? Skimming is a special reading technique that helps you to read quickly and decide whether or not you want to keep reading. Skimming is a great way to read fast and seeing as though we have less time now than ever before, you should learn how to skim and how to write for the skimmers. Is skimming different to scanning? Skimming a text is often confused with the term scannin
Spelling – Building Words - Prefixes Part One 2008-05-25 16:56:56 This is the next article in the building words series. See here for the first article to catch up!BuildingWords
and Understanding Where They Come From What are Prefixes? Prefixes are a group of letters that can be added to the start of a root word. Adding a prefix to a root word will change the meaning of the root. See here for a more in depth look at root words: Do You Know What Root Words Are
Spelling – Building Words – Prefixes Part Two 2008-05-25 16:56:31 This is the third article in the building words series and we are taking another look into prefixes and their meanings. The first two articles can be found here: BuildingWords
and Understanding Where They Come From Prefixes Part One Prefixes are what we add to the beginning of root words to make a new word. Bi + cycle = Bicycle Mis + fortune = Misfortune Un + kind = Unkind There
Blogging - 3 Column Template 2008-05-25 16:56:01 This is a little off topic I know and I apologise!Does anyone have any tutorials or can anyone point me in the right direction to change this template into a 3 column one?I love the look of the 3 column templates, but I don't want a new template, I actually want to edit this one into a 3 column one.I hope someone out there can help me!Thanks in advance to all you lovely Blogger experts!
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Spelling - Building Words - Suffixes 2008-05-25 16:54:06 We have already looked over what root words are and what prefixes are. In this next instalment of the building words series we will take a closer look at suffixes.Catch up on the other instalments here:BuildingWords
and Understanding Where They Come FromPrefixes Part OnePrefixes Part Two Suffixes are what we add to a root word to change it. Suffixes are different to prefixes as we add them at t
Blogging - Moving To Wordpress - Help Needed 2008-06-02 14:51:03 I am considering, like many others, to move away from Blogger and go to Wordpress
instead. I promise to keep you all in the know and give you dates of changes and downtime, (if any). This post is also a request for help! I have been reading many sites on how to move from Blogger to Wordpress, I still feel none the wiser! I am looking for either someone who has done it before or someone who can a Read more:Blogging
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Commas Part Three – Using Commas with Introductions 2008-06-01 15:22:07 You can catch up with part one and part two of using commas here: Using Commas in Lists - Part One Using Commas in Lists - Part Two In this article, we will be looking at using commas when a sentence starts with an introduction of some sort. It is important to remember that the introductions can vary massively, but these are the common uses that you will more than likely come across. Stat Read more:Three
Writing - Book Deals 2008-06-05 12:44:11 Hi everyone!Thank you for all of your support and comments so far. I hope you will continue enjoying reading the posts as much as I enjoy writing them.Anyway, enough of the nostalgia, I'm welling up!I have been approached for a book deal with topics such as grammar, punctuation, spelling and so on.The books will not read like your standard education text books, but instead be more readable and mor
Commas Part Four 2008-06-04 15:23:38 Using Commas with Conjunctions, Interjections, Quotations and in the Vocative Case In this article we will be looking at how we should be using commas with conjunctions, interjections, quotations and in the vocative case. You can read the other Using Commas articles here: Using Commas Part One Using Commas Part Two Using Commas Part Three Using Commas with Conjunctions Conjunctions ar
All about Participles 2008-06-08 16:29:17 All about participles as requested by Nessa @ Nessas PlaceIdentifying Participles Participles are the words that are formed from a verb. The participle can also function as a section of verb phrases.Has been A participle can also work on its own as an adjective. Working man There are actually three different types of participles: present participle, past participle and the perfect participl
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