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MLA Citations: Citation generators make mistakes. Here’s how to spot 5 errors they often make.

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24 Oct 2023 in Academia, Education, Literacy, Writing.

In MLA Style, use the ellipsis only to mark an omission from the middle of a quotation.

If you are writing an academic paper that quotes from an author that uses the ellipsis in a way that differs from MLA style (such as the script of a modern play that uses “…” to indicate when a speaker is interrupted, or a graphic novel that might use “…” to indicate a meaningful silence…

26 Sep 2023 in Academia, Humanities, Literacy, Writing.

Students tend to zone out during my lectures on proofreading. I time it so I can say “class dismissed“ as soon as I show that last headline.

25 Sep 2023 in Academia, Humanities, Journalism, Literacy, Writing.

“The author talks about [topic]” is filler. Your professors want your college-level ideas.

18 Sep 2023 in Academia, Education, Essays, Humanities, Literacy, Writing.

More Evidence that Choosing a Typeface Is Important

31 Aug 2021 in Aesthetics, Amusing, Design, Health, PopCult, Psychology.

Everyone Nov 1

2 Nov 2020 in Amusing, Culture, Current_Events, Empathy, Media, Personal, PopCult, Rhetoric.

Toasty Warm Bed (designed by drunk AI neural net)

12 Mar 2020 in Aesthetics, Amusing, Culture, Cyberculture, Design, Media, Modding, Rhetoric, Technology.

Woman Yelling at Cat About Academic Argument: an evidence-based defense of a non-obvious position on a complex issue.

See: Academic Argument: Evidence-based Defense of a Non-obvious Position  

10 Dec 2019 in Academia, Culture, Education, Essays, Humanities, Rhetoric, Writing.

If you want to work with words, then journalism courses are very practical options.

27 Oct 2017 in Academia, Education, Journalism, Personal, Writing.

A student just booked an appointment to discuss picking up journalism as a second major. Excellent choice!

27 Oct 2017 in Academia, Culture, Education, Humanities, Literature, Personal, Writing.

Courage Wolf: Write “Could Of” or “Would Of.” I Dare You.

1 Nov 2011 in Amusing, Language, PopCult, Writing.

Ironic Quotes

23 Oct 2011 in Amusing, Literacy, Writing.

Commonly Misused Words: ALL RIGHT and (Slang) ALRIGHT

For more on ALL RIGHT, ALL READY and ALL TOGETHER, see Grammar Girl. The slang term “alright” is always slang.

18 Aug 2011 in Amusing, Language, Writing.

Commonly Misused Words: THAN and THEN

 

18 Aug 2011 in Amusing, Language, Modding, Writing.

Hyperbole and a Half: The Alot is Better Than You at Everything

The Alot is an imaginary creature that I made up to help me deal with my compulsive need to correct other people’s grammar.  It kind of looks like a cross between a bear, a yak and a pug, and it has provided hours of entertainment for me in a situation where I’d normally be left…

17 Aug 2011 in Amusing, Language, Writing.

Commonly Misused Words: ITS and IT’S

17 Aug 2011 in Amusing, Language, Writing.

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MLA Format Papers: Step-by-step Tips for Formatting Research Essays in MLA Style
Short Story Tips: 10 Hacks to Improve Your Creative Writing
Poetry Writing Tips: 10 Helpful Hacks for How to Write a Poem
Writing a Cutline (Caption) for the News: Three examples of an often overlooked journalism skill
Show, Don't (Just) Tell
Process Description: How to Write about a Sequence of Events
Fake Graph: The Actual "Dunning-Kruger Effect" Is NOTHING Like I Thought It Was
It's a Wonderful Life Lesson Plans: Activities Related to Film and Stage Musical
Quotations: Using them Effectively in Journalism
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