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How Not to Assassinate the English Language
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  • Reads 4,550
  • Votes 124
  • Parts 4
  • Time 29m
Ongoing, First published Aug 14, 2013
If you want to be a doctor, you go away and learn about how the human body functions.  If you want to be an architect, you learn about the laws of physics, different sorts of materials, and how to design.  If you want to be an author, you should know how to manipulate language properly – correct grammar, correct usage of vocabulary, correct spelling and correct punctuation.  It’s only fair to your readers.  Unclear grammar makes for an unclear read.  Incorrect vocabulary means you can’t put across what you want to say.  Bad spelling might mean that you say something unintentionally embarrassing.  And punctuation in the wrong place… well.  You get the idea.

How Not to Assassinate the English Language goes right back to basics, and it will hopefully help anybody who's confused about any aspect of grammar to sort out whatever it is that's causing the confusion.
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