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Author Archives: Mignon
A Quick Message About Split Infinitives
People are posting messages on my Facebook page incorrectly stating that split infinitives are against the rules in English and that good writers should not split infinitives. I needed to take immediate action to dispel this myth. The authoritative Bryan … Continue reading
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BTG 010 Podcast: Books, Kindle, Word of the Year, Retweeting, Quick and Dirty Tips in 2009
SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST AT ITUNES Main Topics Book sales at big stores weren’t good over Christmas. What’s up with the Kindle? Does it matter that Kindle books outsold print books on Christmas day? Why is Amazon releasing the Kindle … Continue reading
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Radio Interviews to Promote ‘The Grammar Devotional’
I’m doing 23 radio interviews tomorrow morning (January 5, 2010) to promote my newest book, The Grammar Devotional. Thirteen interviews are live, so I know what time they will air. The others are taped, so I can’t tell you when … Continue reading
Is Your Stuff Worth a Retweet?
This is my “duh” observation for the day, but since many people don’t seem to get it, it seems worth writing about: I’m more likely to tweet about your promotion (or retweet you) if you give me something worth retweeting. … Continue reading
Sneaked Versus Snuck
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Consider Buying ‘Garner’s Modern American Usage’
People often ask me what is the one book I couldn’t live without, and the answer is Garner’s Modern American Usage, which is why I was shocked to receive the message below (which I trimmed) from the author this morning … Continue reading
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Podcasts on an E-reader?
Buried near the end of an article about Barnes & Noble’s new ereader, Nook, I found this tidbit: “the device supports a user’s pictures and MP3s (it includes a speaker and headphone jack…” The Nook also supports RSS subscriptions, but … Continue reading
BTG008 An Inarticulate Tribute to William Safire
A tribute to William Safire, language columnist for the New York Times, who died this week of cancer. Emoticons in student papers. Do libraries prefer paperbacks or hardbacks? Marc and Fausto from the Feast of Fun podcast have come up … Continue reading
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Semicolons Are Wrong?
OK, I had to create this poll. I really had to. An author on Twitter said she doesn’t think there’s a place for semicolons in modern fiction: “When editors put them in character’s dialogue, it is like a reading speed … Continue reading
National Punctuation Day Contest
September 24 is National Punctuation Day! Send an ode to your favorite punctuation mark to [email protected]. The week of the 24th, we’ll feature the best entries as the tip-of-day in the Grammar Girl e-mail newsletter, and one entry may be … Continue reading
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