Links to resources relevant to my classes. Advice from hiring committee – for anyone applying for anything Facebook, Google and Microsoft becoming Data Distilleries. Receiving email and text messages during activity diminishes IQ by 10 points. The Problem with Judging…
“E-greg-ious” Errors
A former boss/editor of my past had a list of “egregious” errors. As a grammar and mechanics/ linguistics geek, I kept track of it. I’m not sure I care about all the fine distinctions in other’s writing, but it’s fun…
Where to find PC’s on JCCC Campus
Don’t wait until the mad rush of Mid-terms to find places on campus to use computers to finish work ! The Library staff – out of the kindness of their hearts – used to hand out photo-copies of this following…
Oxford commas
I’m on record as being ambivalent about the oxford comma, but I’ve come across a couple good cartoons on the subject lately. and explanation of the other comma:
in-text citation – ellipsis
Ellipsis (plural ellipses) deserve some discussion. Check out the following sources: wikipedia Purdue’s online writing center the JCCC writing center on ellipsis In prose, ellipses are not generally needed at the beginning or end of a quote. The rule is…
Semicolons and colons
One of the punctuation issues that recurr most often involves the use of semicolons. This matters because – the way a semicolon functions – if one uses a semicolon where a comma or colon are needed, it creates a sentence…
Passive voice
When I speak of excessive use of passive voice (or passive verbs) I refer to the over use of “to be” verbs: is, are, was, were, be, being, been and am. Passive verbs are to writing what salt is to…