Grammar: Synonym versus Antonym
English is so rich and part of that reason are synonyms and antonyms with those shades of meaning, which make your own writing so much richer.
Category: Self-Editing
Grammar: Modifier
Modifiers breathe life into sentences, painting the picture the author wants their readers to “see”. Explore more of this Grammar Explanation from KD Did It.
Properly Punctuated: Quotation Marks, ‘ and “
Fashion goes in and out, and the current one requires commas and periods inside the quotation marks — against all logic in this Properly Punctuated Tip from KD Did It.
Grammar: Genteelism
Genteelisms originated in Victorian times, but each generation has their own crop of the politically correct. Discover more in this Grammar Explanation from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Accolade versus Acolyte
Win accolades for your writing and acolytes to buy your books in this Word Confusion from KD DId It Edits.
Word Confusion: Pair vs Pare vs Pear
Seriously, there is a difference between pair, pare, and pear. Find out in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Linguistics & Word Confusions: Homophone
Homophones may sound like but they don’t look alike nor do they have the same meaning in this combination Linguistics and Word Confusion post for self-editing authors.
Linguistics & Word Confusions: Homonym
A cousin to the homophone, homonyms are spelled the same in this combination word confusion and grammar explanation.
Word Confusion: Internet vs Intranet vs Web
The Internet and intranet are both frameworks, networks of servers that hold all the information we find on the Web.
Linguistics & Word Confusions: Homograph
Homographs are spelled the same and sometimes sound the same, but have different meanings or origins in this combination Linguistics and Word Confusion post from KD Did It.