susieyakowiczSep 16, 20182 min readEmphasis on the Em Dash in WritingEveryone’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...
susieyakowiczFeb 1, 20182 min readWant Stammer-free Grammar? Try These TipsIn today’s world of loose rules and anything-goes sentence structure, bad grammar often gets a pass. But using effective grammar is...
susieyakowiczOct 9, 20152 min readComma 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...
susieyakowiczFeb 23, 20122 min readFor the Love of Commas, Don’t Overuse ThemWhen 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...
