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susieyakowicz

Sep 16, 20182 min read

Emphasis on the Em Dash in Writing

Everyone’s got a favorite punctuation mark. As for me, I like the em dash. Seems like I often have something extra to say at the end of a...

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susieyakowicz

Feb 1, 20182 min read

Want Stammer-free Grammar? Try These Tips

In today’s world of loose rules and anything-goes sentence structure, bad grammar often gets a pass. But using effective grammar is...

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susieyakowicz

Oct 9, 20152 min read

Comma After “But” and Other Conjunctions: Do the Old Rules Still Rule?

Lately I’ve been noticing a lot of writing with—what seems to me—misplaced commas used with conjunctions. Granted, most of these...

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susieyakowicz

Feb 23, 20122 min read

For the Love of Commas, Don’t Overuse Them

When I was a kid, I loved using commas. I wouldn’t just use them wherever I should, either. I’d use them wherever I could. I must have...

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