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I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: Where you add or leave out a comma can change the meaning of a sentence.
Let’s look at a news story I read this morning to learn how a comma before “including” changes the meaning of the sentence. In this example, I think the writer left out a comma, thus communicating something that probably isn’t true.
Continue“The Chicago Teachers Union has [sic] announced that it will send a bus to the 50th Anniversary March on Washington, a…
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Added by David Bowman on August 23, 2013 at 11:55pm —
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I love dogs, and I love a good mystery. So when I came across the Chet and Bernie mystery series, I was ecstatic. The books are narrated from the perspective of Chet, the dog. I really enjoyed this as too many times in books and movies, animals are overly anthropomorphized.
I cuddled up at night with books one and two, Dog on It and Thereby Hangs a…
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Added by David Bowman on April 11, 2012 at 12:57am —
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Concise writing is clear writing. By definition, concise writing communicates in as few words as necessary. Everything in a sentence other than the subject, verb, and object is description. Descriptions cause most of the “fluff” in sentences, but, fortunately, some simple strategies will help you write concise descriptions.
Simplifying…
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Added by David Bowman on February 1, 2012 at 9:02pm —
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