Word Confusion: Uh versus Um
Um as a pause is easy, it’s those combinations with uh- to indicate positive or negative that are truly confusing in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Category: Writing
Word Confusion: Hmm-mmmm, That’s Good!
Hmm-mmm, I do love me some options. Then again, mmm-hmm, there are too many consonants in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Reblog: Kevin Hearne Discusses Economies of Book Touring
Kevin Hearne, author of the Iron Druid Chronicles about the last Druid in the world, talks about the economics of touring to promote your books.
Word Confusion: Bus versus Buss
I’d rather buss than take the bus OR have to bus them tables in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Lightening versus Lightning
Lightning quick, that editor performed a lightening of the quantity of words in that manuscript in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: A While vs Awhile vs While vs Wile
It’s taken awhile to slog through the wily Word Confusions. Yes, quite a while. And while you explore the differences, remember it’s mostly about time.
Word Confusion: Adverse versus Averse
Don’t be averse to self-editing; it’s an adverse position in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Defiant versus Definite
It was definite. My three-year-old was quite defiant about not going to bed in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Stationary versus Stationery
Remember that stationary doesn’t walk and stationery works best with a pen in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Properly Punctuated: The Silent Comedian, or When Quotes = Sarcasm
For when you “really” need to let people know the sarcasm of it all…through this Properly Punctuated tip from KD Did It.