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Read more →Both are passionate about good food and drink. The difference is in the degree of passion. A gourmet knows and appreciates the fine points of food and drink. A gourmand is a glutton.
Read more →This is a “fun” subject. Supervocalics are, says Eric W. Chaikin, “a word, phrase, or proper noun which contains A,E,I,O,U once each, but no Y.” Neville Fogarty says “Supervocalic is an adjective describing a word or phrase containing each of the five vowels — A, E, I, O and U — exactly once. Examples […]
Read more →Judy Vorfeld Not only do we need to write clearly and tightly, we also need to make paragraphs interesting. When possible, avoid all short sentences or all long sentences in a paragraph. Vary them. (I just did so in this paragraph). It’s not necessary to do this with […]
Read more →Judy Vorfeld Use redundant phrases sparingly (or omit) in business correspondence, articles, headlines, and other written documents. Here are a few that people use regularly: * Absolutely essential (essential) * Added bonus (bonus) * Both of them (both) * End result (result) * Exact same (exact or same) […]
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