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David Bowman's Blog – March 2010 Archive (3)

Using Subject and Object Pronouns

This instructional video demonstrates how to choose between subject and object pronouns and avoid errors. With instruction and examples from 300 Days of Better Writing, this will help you write, and speak, correctly.

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Added by David Bowman on March 18, 2010 at 8:30pm — No Comments

The Real Subject of Your Sentence

I took a writing course about four years ago. By the end of the second session, I was thinking, “Sheeze! I could teach this course.” I learned only one thing. During the second month, I learned the name of a very important concept I had been using unconsciously for years, thereby increasing my ability to write and edit purposefully.

Grammatical versus Rhetorical Subject

I learned that sentences can have two types of subjects: Grammatical and…

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Added by David Bowman on March 12, 2010 at 8:58pm — 4 Comments

Rhetorical Approach to Dealing with Criticism

Have you ever been criticized? Of course you have. Everyone has been criticized at some point. In particular, though, have you ever been criticized for trying something new? Let’s say that you go ahead and do what you want—and it doesn’t work out. You can certainly expect more criticism.

Fortunately, you can use rhetorical strategies in both cases. One strategy is for getting support to do something new, and the second strategy is for damage control when things don’t go as… Continue

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Added by David Bowman on March 4, 2010 at 8:45pm — No Comments