#WritersCoffeeClub 24 Jul ‘stream of consciousness’
I’m seeking advice today, rather than showcase stuff
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what other punctuation can be used to create a distinction between direct speech and a stream of consciousness?
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Huzzah!! You can disable the damn grammar check in OWA!
In libreoffice, I replaced an auto correct entry to always replace a regular dash with the M Dash –. But now I’m being told that one should be used for very rare situations when it comes to dialogue. Any grammar experts know which one I should keep and which one I should get rid of? #Grammar
What’s the weirdest/stangest word that you know?
What is the weirdest/strangest word that you often use in conversation?
It doesn’t have to be in English.
Young men have stopped reading books – and these are the reasons whyNo, Brandon, no no no.
reasonsis sufficient, & correct
reasons whyis tautologous, incorrect... & gauche
10 Most Important Comma Usage Rules
Matthew Adams breaks down the 10 most important comma usage rules, from handling geographic names to transitional phrases and more.
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#Grammar #WriteBetterFiction #WriteBetterNonfiction #grammar #GrammarRules
@indieauthors
Still haven’t made summer plans? This week’s Bilingual piece rounds up the major festivals happening across Japan — and teaches you a handy grammar point to practice when you go. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/07/18/language/japanese-summer-festival-listing/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #language #nihongo #vocabulary #grammar #jlptn2
Wtf are so many people [including a stunningly large number of journos, ffs] so absolutely incompetent at this basic English pronunciation?
- "ien" at the end of a word is pronounced as "een"
- "ein" at the end of a word is pronounced as "ine"
Ergo, the correct pronunciation of Goldstein is "Goldstine", & of Epstein is "Epstine".
Fucken ignorant idjits.
#grammar #TalkGooder #oldwomanshrieksatclouds
OK I know I’m a nit-picker, but someone’s lost the plot. The man having an estate definitionally means he has a widow, not a wife. #grammar https://flipboard.com/@eater/eater-san-francisco-f2holfutz/-/a-GnVMWy41TSiS6G9CHRFHYw%3Aa%3A1444115312-%2F0
making good English
I am once again begging all y'all to learn and apply the difference between the three words below. Not because I'm a grammar hammer, but because clear communication is important.
I. regime = a heavy-handed government or administration
II. regimen = a highly structured practice
III. regiment =
1. (noun:) a military unit
2. (verb:) to systematize
#grammar
#language
#EnglishGrammar
#linguistics
#vocabulary
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Behold, the privacy-obsessed #grammar #tool for people who believe the #cloud is just a fancy term for data theft
! Now you can have a personalized #AI peeping over your shoulder, all while ensuring your precious #text never leaves your Mac's protective embrace.
Who knew grammar checking could be so paranoid, yet boastful?
https://refine.sh #privacy #security #editing #computing #HackerNews #ngated
Nathaly Haeren has seen patios in Sydney collapse because brown rats have tunnelled under and created sinkholes. She’s been electrocuted in the roof of a house after they chewed through air conditioning wiring. She’s even visited a hairdresser where they’d gnawed a circle through double brick.Oh the pain, the pain. What do words actually mean?
From: blenderdumbass . org
People often point out various grammatical errors in texts people write. As if having better attention to words makes the argument presented more or less valid. So I suppose I'm gonna rant about this.
Read or listen: https://blenderdumbass.org/articles/stupid_correct_english
It’s pretty annoying when someone writes “apart of” instead of “a part of”.
“Apart of” reads like “apart from”, which is almost the opposite of “a part of”.