“It’s barely there” does not mean the same as “it’s barley there”. The former means that something scarcely exists. The latter is pointing out a plant or grain.
Monday Muddle: barely, barley
Author: LC
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Wednesday Writing
Fame, fortune, creating a business, or just sharing your story? How you define success depends on your goals. What does success as a writer mean to you?
Tuesday Two
Write a story with only two sentences. Use the photo for inspiration if you wish.
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Monday Muddle; about, a bout
For some reason, when a noun is preceded by the indefinite article “a”, people like to delete the space between them and turn them into adverbs or prepositions, for example. It’s a mistake seen frequently with “a part”, but also with other combinations. The most common example of the space elimination trend is “a lot”, but deleting that space doesn’t actually create a new word.
The same problem doesn’t seem to exist with nouns preceded by the indefinite article “an”.
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Thursday Thought #BrendonBurchard
Wednesday Writing
Does your writing progress exactly the way you hoped it would? If not, what are your biggest challenges in getting it done?
Tuesday Two
Write a story with only two sentences. Use the photo for inspiration if you wish.
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