Hurricane Sandy

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Dear friends, Know that my husband and I are holding all of you in our thoughts and prayers at this tough time. This is a time that we all have to come together as a people to help. We will be making a donation to the Red Cross and wish we could be there to help in some more significant …

Online Seminars with ev360Pro

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Just finished my fourth online seminar with ev360Pro from CCR. I think I am getting the hang of it! This one was on semicolons. We had a great time — sat at home in our pajamas with the snack of our own choosing and chatted about semicolons. What better way to spend a Saturday morning!? These seminars will be available …

Sequential References

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When a word and number appear together — Section 15, Chapter 12, page 3 — this is called a sequential reference. The number is always in a figure, and the word describing what it is is capped. There are a few exceptions: page, line, paragraph, verse, and size. …on page 5 …in verse 14 …in line 7 …in Chapter 15 …

Here We Come, GWSRA.

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Heading to Washington, D.C., tomorrow to spend some time with GWSRA. Looking forward to the seminars. When the word the precedes a surname, the name has to be plural. We do not say …saw the Nelson… 🙁 …went with the Miller… 🙁 And when the name already has an s, it doesn’t change anything. We still have to make it …

Coordinate Adjectives

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Some people are confused about what to do with two or more adjectives that come in front of a noun. Most often, nothing is required. Sometimes a hyphen is required. Sometimes a comma is required between the adjectives. Then these are called coordinate adjectives. Coordinate Adjectives: When two or more adjectives come in front of a noun and modify it …