Write to the Point

11/19/2022

Silly Linguistics magazine: A magazine for language lovers everywhere https://bit.ly/3CTPDaD

03/21/2022

Not everything that ends in s needs an apostrophe. Simply add the s to make these words plural. Actually, the family name in the store name did need one.

03/04/2022

02/21/2022

Shoutout to Publix for correctly choosing “fewer” instead of “less.” Fewer refers to countable amounts; less refers to more generalized amounts.

01/18/2022

It’s National Thesaurus Day! January 18, 1779 was the birth date of Peter Mark Roget, a physician whose name is notable for publication of his Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases (known as Roget’s Thesaurus) in 1852. Roget also was the inventor of an upgraded slide rule.

12/02/2021

Just putting this out there if anyone needs it! 😊

But Not All At Once

10/16/2021

Happy National Dictionary Day!
https://nationaltoday.com/dictionary-day/

Webster was a true pioneer for creating the reference book we use so ubiquitously!

10/10/2021

https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/ie-vs-eg-abbreviation-meaning-usage-difference?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_source=wotd&utm_content=peoplearereading-lowerleft&utm_email=

For example, the different ways to use them in a sentence

09/27/2021

https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/the-history-of-ampersand?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_source=wotd&utm_content=peoplearereading-upperleft&utm_email=

How the '&' got its name

09/04/2021

Proofreading matters in everything!

07/31/2021

It's important to know the correct meaning of the words we use. Here is a short video from The Man Show in which they get people to sign a petition to stop women's "suffrage" (right to vote) because the people think they are helping to end "suffering." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2201BYp6HE

Man Show with Jimmy Kimmel and Adam Carolla Season 1 Episode 1 Petition to Stop Womens’ Suffrage skit

04/29/2021

People may not notice if you spell their name correctly in your writing but you can be sure they will notice if you don't. Ask James SPANN.