Emma Darwin BEING EDITED If you’ve ever had good, experienced feedback on your work, in some ways being edited by a publisher isn’t that different. It can even be better, because a professional editor’s basic duty is to help you write the book that you thought you’d already written – and why wouldn’t you want […]
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Quotation marks are used to identify words that someone has said. You’ll often find them in fiction, where they signify dialogue, the words spoken by the characters. In newspapers, journalists use quotation marks to signify that something is a direct quote from a person in the article. In academic papers, quotation marks can signify that you
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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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