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Sheer or Shear: A Grammar Tip

This quick grammar tip came up because I was writing something for someone, and writing very quickly, and used the wrong one! Ugh! You may know what each of these means, but in case you have a brain freeze or are writing rather quickly — I want you to be crystal clear about when to [...]

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Pedal or Peddle or Petal: Grammar Tips

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I’m not the best speller in the world, which is odd considering how much I read, but I am a stickler for getting general grammar correct. I break a lot of rules like starting sentences with and or because, but I do that purposely. I am a casual writer. Yet there’s nothing that drives me [...]

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Dam or Damn: A Grammar Lesson

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Say that you see your biggest nemesis from high school in Walmart one day. Still no nicer then the last time you saw her. She looks a bit old, tired, and you realize why when you see her 5 kids screaming and running in five different aisles. Karmic justice? Maybe – but all you can [...]

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Fiance or Fiancee: A Grammar Lesson

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If you write in the relationship niche, or even in almost any niche really, this little grammar misstep probably irks you like it has always irked me! Which is the man and which is the woman? Worry no more, here is the definitive answer, with a quick tip to help you remember.
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Through vs. Thru: A Grammar Lesson

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I bet this one will surprise you — but this one is easier than you think. Thru is just an informal spelling of the preposition, adverb, and adjective definitions of the word Through. Here are all the definitions of both spellings:
through
preposition & adverb
1 moving in one side and out of the other side of (an [...]

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Flare or Flair: A Grammar Lesson

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Do you have a flare or flair for dancing? Do you want to get rescued off “the island” by lighting a flair or flare?
Not sure?
Well, let’s get things straight with today’s Angelettie Article Marketing Grammar Lesson!
FLARE
noun
1 a sudden brief burst of bright flame or light : the flare of the match lit [...]

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Bare or Bear: A Grammar Lesson

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I started writing these little mini grammar lessons because a few of my friends said I was annoying. I can’t help it! I would a see a little sticky note on the refrigerator door and things were misspelled! I mean I do it too. Writing so fast that you may use the wrong spelling of [...]

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Seperate or Separate – A Grammar Lesson

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When I met my husband, we were in college, and he was a better dancer, funnier, and friendlier than me. So one of the things I had to fall back on was my brains. I liked to say that I was smarter than him, and that worked for a while until the day I misspelled [...]

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