Write a story with only two sentences. Use the photo for inspiration if you wish.
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Tuesday Two
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.
Photo by Dmitry Dreyer on Unsplash.
Monday Muddle: fell, foul
“Fell” is also a noun, a verb, and the past tense of the verb “to fall”, but that is not what gets mixed up here.
To do something in one fell swoop means to do it all at once. One action can accomplish an entire task. The noun swoop dates from the 1540s, and represents the action that a bird takes when pouncing on its prey. One fell swoop—one deadly pounce—meant that the prey was caught in one shot. No need for further attempts.
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Thursday Thought #JaneSmiley
Wednesday Writing
I know some writers choose their music based on what they’re writing, and choose something different for editing. I prefer silence for both. How about you?
