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Writing Banes: November 2011
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That's how writing begins. Tab Shift. Qwerty. Literal Art. Literally. Wednesday, November 30, 2011. Some people have "would" stuck in so many places, I swear it's homo-erotic literature. And as a part-time homo, you're doing it wrong. Monday, November 28, 2011. If you're writing in accordance with 19th century grammar books and don't want to sound like a robot, you're doing it wrong. Friday, November 25, 2011. If you use "has", "have", or "had" and your sentence has. Wednesday, November 23, 2011.
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Tab. Shift. Qwerty.: Faux Pas
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Tab Shift. Qwerty. That's how paragraphs begin. Tab Shift. Qwerty. Literal Art. Literally. Friday, November 18, 2011. There's a weird paradox in the phrase,. It means, "a violation of social norms," from the literal French translation, "false step." But in some American English dialects, it means, "addressed to your father." So I ask you, is that tie you have waiting for Dad every holiday. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Ripping Off Homosexual Ners. Simple template. Powered by Blogger.
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Tab. Shift. Qwerty.: November 2011
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Tab Shift. Qwerty. That's how paragraphs begin. Tab Shift. Qwerty. Literal Art. Literally. Thursday, November 24, 2011. Ripping Off Homosexual Ners. It's Thanksgiving, I'm in a strange house, and they have cable. Well, no, I guess being unclear sells too. Here's an example. What are "ners"? Why are there no commercials targeted at straight ners, only homo ners? And why do they think gay people are so stupid that they only offer homo ners such bad deals? Friday, November 18, 2011.
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Writing Banes
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That's how writing begins. Tab Shift. Qwerty. Literal Art. Literally. Wednesday, December 14, 2011. I hate "be" and its ilk's overuse. Not everything exists. If committing to a verb is being. Avoided, it's being. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). There is no shame in editing. Can’t be. There’s . Newspapers used to stake their whole reputation on. Misnomer cliches. It’s the only way to save them. I hate be and its ilks overuse. Not everything . If you still avoid using personal opinions when yo.
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Writing Banes
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That's how writing begins. Tab Shift. Qwerty. Literal Art. Literally. Friday, December 16, 2011. Misnomer cliches. It’s the only way to save them. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). There is no shame in editing. Can’t be. There’s . Newspapers used to stake their whole reputation on. Misnomer cliches. It’s the only way to save them. I hate be and its ilks overuse. Not everything . If you still avoid using personal opinions when yo. Sounding smart sounds dumb. Write simply. If you.
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Writing Banes
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That's how writing begins. Tab Shift. Qwerty. Literal Art. Literally. Monday, December 19, 2011. Newspapers used to stake their whole reputation on a headline. If yours has a question mark, you're a coward and doing it wrong. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). There is no shame in editing. Can’t be. There’s . Newspapers used to stake their whole reputation on. Misnomer cliches. It’s the only way to save them. I hate be and its ilks overuse. Not everything .
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Writing Banes
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That's how writing begins. Tab Shift. Qwerty. Literal Art. Literally. Friday, December 9, 2011. Sounding smart sounds dumb. Write simply. If you’re actually smart, writing simply lets more people see just how smart you are, you smarty-pants. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). There is no shame in editing. Can’t be. There’s . Newspapers used to stake their whole reputation on. Misnomer cliches. It’s the only way to save them. I hate be and its ilks overuse. Not everything .
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Writing Banes
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That's how writing begins. Tab Shift. Qwerty. Literal Art. Literally. Wednesday, December 7, 2011. If your news article is littered with "may", "might", and "possibly", either investigate more or commit to your speculations. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). There is no shame in editing. Can’t be. There’s . Newspapers used to stake their whole reputation on. Misnomer cliches. It’s the only way to save them. I hate be and its ilks overuse. Not everything .
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Writing Banes
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That's how writing begins. Tab Shift. Qwerty. Literal Art. Literally. Monday, December 5, 2011. They" is best, except where you should name names for clarity. "He" is sexist. And "she" is just plain doing it wrong. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). There is no shame in editing. Can’t be. There’s . Newspapers used to stake their whole reputation on. Misnomer cliches. It’s the only way to save them. I hate be and its ilks overuse. Not everything . If you still avoid using personal opinions when yo.
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Writing Banes
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That's how writing begins. Tab Shift. Qwerty. Literal Art. Literally. Wednesday, December 21, 2011. There is no shame in editing. Can’t be. There’s none left. It’s all used up by your first draft. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). There is no shame in editing. Can’t be. There’s . Newspapers used to stake their whole reputation on. Misnomer cliches. It’s the only way to save them. I hate be and its ilks overuse. Not everything . If you still avoid using personal opinions when yo.