Bill of Writes III

[solo1y]

An occasional series dedicated to making you a better writer. All of these things are my opinion only and may or may not converge with standard practice. I make these mistakes too.

1. oasis, nemesis, etc.
If a word ends in -sis, its plural is -ses.

2. punctuation:
We are probably all familiar with the example from Lynne Truss's somewhat

Comments

[catatonicxbliss]

Okay so I forget the difference between affect and effect all the time, you don't need to be so mean about it. Jerk.

Lemme see if I have this right!

Barry affected my emotional well being by commanding that I never use the words "affect" and "effect" because I have bad memory. I am not sure it this was his desired effect.

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[solo1y]

There are very few areas in life where I get to act superior. I have decided to milk those areas until their teats are raw and dry.