[proofreading] Thursday Proofing Post

Writing NotesReminders not to over-do using the word “do” and alternatives here.

How to tell whether to use “did” or “had”.

Linking this because I thought the original use of the word “faggot” was pretty interesting!

What the word “epithet” really means.

“Like if” versus “as if”.

More on my own personal proofreading demon: lay, lie, laid.

What’s the difference between an emission and an omission? LOL

(Also, try to remember that compliment and complement are not the same word.)

What to do with past tense: sneak/snuck/sneaked? kneel/knelt/kneeled?

Why dashes and ellipses are not commas.

A discussion about breaking up long paragraphs.

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