Semeny Licket
Experienced
While some of us may find grammar intimidating (or is that just me?), I believe the real intention of grammar is to help us organize our communication effectively in such a way that we can easily follow the thoughts of the writer. Personally, I find all these rules confounding, and need to avail myself of the correct instances to use punctuation properly.
I'm worried about the appropriateness of this thread, as its topic post is primarily an endorsement of a few links with useful information on clearing up our writing habits. If this comes across as too "spammy," then I apologize.
The Free Dictionary is my go-to dictionary of choice because it loads quickly in spite of its functionality. It provides many interesting articles each day, and allows users to double-click any word on the site to instantly look it up. I feel as if their thesaurus may be a bit lacking at times, but this site alone allows you to customize its front page, provides links on helpful grammatical rules, and even includes encyclopedic entries and non-English languages.
Of utmost use to me is this long list of Common Errors in English Usage, which is quite an exhaustive list, and this basic Guide to Grammar and Writing, which utilizes handy drop-down menus and details the fundamental technicalities of writing, particularly punctuation. If any of us are still unsure, perhaps we can all hammer the issues out here in this thread!
And of course the issue I myself perpetrate the most is my lack of proofreading. I'm so glad we can always go back and rewrite things!
I'm worried about the appropriateness of this thread, as its topic post is primarily an endorsement of a few links with useful information on clearing up our writing habits. If this comes across as too "spammy," then I apologize.
The Free Dictionary is my go-to dictionary of choice because it loads quickly in spite of its functionality. It provides many interesting articles each day, and allows users to double-click any word on the site to instantly look it up. I feel as if their thesaurus may be a bit lacking at times, but this site alone allows you to customize its front page, provides links on helpful grammatical rules, and even includes encyclopedic entries and non-English languages.
Of utmost use to me is this long list of Common Errors in English Usage, which is quite an exhaustive list, and this basic Guide to Grammar and Writing, which utilizes handy drop-down menus and details the fundamental technicalities of writing, particularly punctuation. If any of us are still unsure, perhaps we can all hammer the issues out here in this thread!
And of course the issue I myself perpetrate the most is my lack of proofreading. I'm so glad we can always go back and rewrite things!
