Emma Darwin (British-English spellings) When I let myself in for giving a workshop on Characterisation at Writers’ Workshop’s Getting Published event yesterday, I realised I haven’t blogged directly about Characterisation as much as some things. It is a big subject, but for me, it’s all founded in Aristotle: a character without action isn’t a story, it’s a […]
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Who’s is a contraction linking the words who is or who has, and whose is the possessive form of who. They may sound the same, but spelling them correctly can be tricky. To get into the difference between who’s and whose, read on. Who’s vs. Whose Both who’s and whose come from the pronoun who (shocking, right?). Who’s is a contraction, meaning
by Kathy Edens Apostrophes are like weeds. Sometimes they crop up in the most unexpected places. How do you know when and where to use an apostrophe? Let’s set the record straight. First rule — possession Use an apostrophe + s to show possession for singular nouns. The dog’s leash The mailman’s bag The book’s cover What about
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