By Judy Vorfeld When should we use quotation marks for fairly common expressions and figures of speech, including slang? (A figure of speech is a word or phrase such as a metaphor, simile, hyperbole , or personification, according to Wikipedia.) Quotation marks are rarely needed for common expressions, says
Read more →By Judy Vorfeld Once upon a time, before the Kádár regime closed the borders between Austria and Hungary, 194,000 Hungarians fled their homeland. Among these people were desperate, determined members of a very special family. They headed out one dark night, taking turns carrying a small girl as they raced
Read more →As originally published in VirtualPROMOTE Gazette http://jimworld.com By Judy Vorfeld Are you one of the many bright people who speaks well but has trouble with the mechanics of writing: following those confusing rules concerning spelling, punctuating, capitalizing, etc.? Is a relative, co-worker or editor constantly whipping out a dictionary,
Read more →By Judy Vorfeld You must never end a sentence with a preposition! How often did you hear this in school? I have good news: you can end a sentence any way you choose to. Ending sentences with prepositions is something I looked into. Thoroughly. Let’s define a preposition. It’s a connective word that shows
Read more →By Judy Vorfeld Need some help creating a website, blog, or ezine title? Including a link to an article that helps you write effective titles that will grab the reader? Here’s the general consensus of style guides regarding capitalization of titles: Capitalize all words with four or more letters.
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