Misusing Words for Fun and Profit
Good writers don’t want to use their words the way other people do.
Writing
Old Wine in New Bottles
To see imagery as mere ornament in a story is like seeing a man’s head as just a pedestal for his bonnet.
—William Shakespeare
Bad Advice From a Good Writer
Whatever one wishes to say, there is one noun only… Read More »Bad Advice From a Good Writer
Avoid. sentence. fragments
Mr Salter’s side of the conversation was limited to expressions… Read More »Avoid. sentence. fragments
Writer’s Diction
The first thing to consider is the difference between the… Read More »Writer’s Diction
The Passive Voice Speaks Out
Before the Internet, we had to go to political rallies… Read More »The Passive Voice Speaks Out
Who Knows What Evil Lurks in the Parts of Speech!?
Our next example is related to the word-parsimony fallacy but… Read More »Who Knows What Evil Lurks in the Parts of Speech!?
The Word-Parsimony Fallacy
The fact that an opinion has been widely held is… Read More »The Word-Parsimony Fallacy