TalonRider Posted January 28, 2007 Report Share Posted January 28, 2007 Back in November '06, I received a flyer at work for a seminar entitled, "Mistake-Free Grammar and Proofreading". It was geared more towards business writing, but I figured, what the hell, why not take it. It might help me in what I do for some of you. A refresher course, if you will. It was an interesting day. The presenter made it fun. She covered things like Proof at least twice, Simple Sentences, Compound Sentences, Complex Sentences, Hyphens, and a 3-Step System of Possessives. I also picked up a copy of 'The Grammar Reference Guide', with a bonus CD. The guide covers a lot of different things. Writing Effective Sentences Sentence Construction Sentence Bridges Types of Sentences Common Sentence Problems Spelling Usage Punctuation Plurals and Possessives Titles and Capitalization Electronic Mail Exercises in Grammar - 20 of them, complete with answers. I'll probably be starting some discussions on some of these things. I've told a couple of my authors about going to this workshop and one of them is eager for me to share it with him. I've also used this information on some articles for an upcoming newsletter and a story chapter. Lets just say I wasn't as gentle as I normally am. Jan Link to comment
vwl Posted January 28, 2007 Report Share Posted January 28, 2007 Sounds thrilling. But valuable nonetheless. Link to comment
sat8997 Posted January 29, 2007 Report Share Posted January 29, 2007 Waiting with antici?pation. Sharon Link to comment
Tanuki Racoon Posted January 29, 2007 Report Share Posted January 29, 2007 Waiting with antici?pation. I always love a Tim Curry reference. Link to comment
Trab Posted January 29, 2007 Report Share Posted January 29, 2007 Sounds thrilling.But valuable nonetheless. I'm not good with the "read between the lines" stuff. Either you have used 'but' in correctly, or you think that thrilling things cannot be valuable. Actually, you may be using sarcasm, and actually are saying it sounds 'boring'. Hmm. To me it does sound thrilling, AND valuable. Link to comment
Guest C. J. Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 This sounds great to me! I know I could sure use it. Link to comment
colinian Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 I also picked up a copy of 'The Grammar Reference Guide', with a bonus CD.The guide covers a lot of different things. Writing Effective Sentences Sentence Construction Sentence Bridges Types of Sentences Common Sentence Problems Spelling Usage Punctuation Plurals and Possessives Titles and Capitalization Electronic Mail Exercises in Grammar - 20 of them, complete with answers. I'll probably be starting some discussions on some of these things. I've told a couple of my authors about going to this workshop and one of them is eager for me to share it with him. I've also used this information on some articles for an upcoming newsletter and a story chapter. Lets just say I wasn't as gentle as I normally am. The Grammar Reference Guide is available (with the CD) on amazon.com for $34.95. Colin Link to comment
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