Word Confusion: Obscenity vs Profanity vs Vulgarity
The evolution of obscenity, profanity, and vulgarity is an interesting path and their roots have all the clues to this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Category: Author Resources
Word Confusion: Poo versus Pooh
Who knew? Poo is pooh or pooh can be poo. I’d be careful in an historical novel, though! Explore more in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Formatting Tip: Capitalization
Bookmark this post on capitalization with its rules on where, when, and how to capitalize directions, streets, products, compound words, honorifics, and more in this Formatting Tip from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Aaah v. Ah v. Aha v. Ahhh
And you thought you knew how to moan… You’ve probably been doing it all wrong…in writing. Discover how to moan “properly” lol in text.
Word Confusion: Cher, Chéri vs Chère, Cherie
A Word Confusion post for self-editing writers using terms of endearment, especially the cher, chère, chéri, and chérie in Louisiana.
Word Confusion: Epigram vs Epigraph vs Epitaph vs Epithet
Epigrams and epigraphs are both inscribed but for different purposes while epithets can be a plus or a minus. As for those epitaphs, they’re usually epigrams in this Word Confusion.
Word Confusion: Prophecy versus Prophesy
I prophesy you’ll need to come back to this one, a prophecy you can count on in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Who versus Whom
Whom shall I say is writing this book about who? Or do I mean, who shall I say is writing this book about whom in this Word Confusion from KD Did It?
Properly Punctuated: Apostrophe, ‘
The trick with apostrophes is to always remember that it either possesses or replaces a character. It is almost NEVER used to pluralize in this Properly Punctuated tip from KD Did It.
Grammar: Dialect
Dialect brings your characters to life through their speech, giving them an accent through the words you choose for them and how their sentences are structured in this Grammar Explanation from KD Did It.