Tuesday Two

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

Photo by Luca Abad Lopez on Unsplash.

Two kangaroos standing still, not quite side by side, looking toward the camera.

Monday Muddle: you’re, your

If you say “you’re welcome”, you are usually acknowledging someone’s thanks. If you say “your welcome”, you are indicating that the welcome belongs to someone or was given by someone. For example: Your welcome of us was heartwarming.

Monday Muddle: you’re: (subject pronoun + verb) contraction of the words “you” and “are”. your: (possessive pronoun) indicates that you own something; it belongs to you.

Tuesday Two

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

Photo by Sophie The Laya Yogis on Unsplash.

A row of statues on Easter Island. They are large limbless torsos with elongated heads.

Monday Muddle: woman, women

In honour of International Women’s Day, I thought it would be good to sort out the confusion between woman and women. If this little memory trick helps, please feel free to use it. The letter A is the first letter of the alphabet—letter number ONE. So if you are talking about only one woman, use an A. The letter E comes later in the alphabet, so more than one. E also looks like a backwards 3 which is also more than one. If you are talking about multiple women, use an E.

Monday Muddle: woman: (n) ONE singular female human women: (n) MORE THAN ONE female human