Which one do I use? This one or that? This is another misused term that is so hard to figure out. In my days as a journalist, my editor wielded his pencil like a switchblade, stabbing and slicing my story every place I chose incorrectly.
His face would be red and inflamed as he handed my shredded story back to […]

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This is a big one. It is (it’s) so common it appears in virtually every writing help book. Why it’s so hard to remember is an unsolved mystery and bound to go down in its history, especially since it’s such an easy rule.
And editors go nuts over this one. It makes them want to send it […]

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