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Language Laughs

LC July 23, 2021 Language Laughs

For a weekly dose of language-based humour, visit my Facebook page at https://facebook.com/lcplauntMEd

Thursday Thought #SethGodin

LC July 22, 2021 Thursday Thought

A small bookshelf of nonfiction books. Caption: Writing a book is a tremendous experience. It pays off intellectually. It clarifies your thinking. It builds credibility. It is a living engine of marketing and idea spreading, working every day to deliver your message with authority. You should write one. ~Seth Godin

Wednesday Writing

LC July 21, 2021 Wednesday Writing

Whether you are traditionally published, not yet published, or an indie, you will be responsible for growing your audience. What methods are you using to achieve that goal?

What are you doing to grow your author platform?

Tuesday Two

LC July 20, 2021 Tuesday Two

Write a story with only two sentences. Use the photo for inspiration if you wish.

Photo by Niyas Khan on Unsplash.

A man running across the back of a park bench looking like he is about to leap into the air. In the background is a mountain shrouded with mist with a deep valley below.

Monday Muddle: bought, brought

LC July 19, 2021 Monday Muddle

Monday Muddle bought: (past tense, past participle of the verb to buy) purchased; obtained in exchange for money or some other form of payment; accepted as truth brought: (past tense, past participle of the verb to bring) took something to a place; led someone to a place; caused a condition; initiated an action

Language Laughs

LC July 16, 2021 Language Laughs

For a weekly dose of language-based humour, visit my Facebook page at https://facebook.com/lcplauntMEd

Thursday Thought #BarackObama

LC July 15, 2021 Thursday Thought

A background of dark grey bedrock. Caption: Hope is the bedrock of this nation. The belief that our destiny will not be written for us, but by us, by all those men and women who are not content to settle for the world as it is, who have the courage to remake the world as it should be. ~Barack Obama

Wednesday Writing

LC July 14, 2021 Wednesday Writing

What grammar issue–simple or complex–always seems to trip you up? What does your editor always point out as a mistake, but you don’t understand why?

What grammar issue would you like to understand better?

Tuesday Two

LC July 13, 2021 Tuesday Two

Write a story with only two sentences. Use the photo for inspiration if you wish.

Photo by Jorgen Hendriksen on Unsplash.

A residential area where all the homes have the same terracotta roofs and rectangular, turquoise pools.

Monday Muddle: letdown, let down

LC July 12, 2021 Monday Muddle

Monday Muddle: letdown (noun) disappointment; frustration; disillusionment; anticlimax; setback let down: (verb phrase) disappoint; lower; begin landing an aircraft; lengthen; give bad news Examples in caption.

Examples:

His last book was a letdown. (Noun=disappointment)

I let down my friends when I cancelled at the last minute. (Verb phrase=disappointed)

I let down the rope ladder so she could join us in the tree house. (Verb phrase=lowered)

I was still a good distance from the airport when I started to let down. (Verb phrase=to descend before landing an airplane)

I let down the hem of his pants because he has grown two inches this month. (Verb phrase=to lengthen)

We let down the participants as gently as we could when we cancelled the festival for the second year. (Verb phrase=give bad news)

The object of the verb can also be placed between “let” and “down”. If that is the case, then you know it needs a space.