Don’t we all just split infinitives without giving it a thought? To unconscionably cut a relationship is NOT an artful way of ending it. To subtly break someone’s heart requires some skill, style — and a bit of courage- especially when the reason behind it is a new-found flame. The same is true for splitting […]
Grammar
Leave ‘Em Out!
Why say more than you ought? Learn to leave out some words that belabor expression. First of all I shall give you a lesson in Vocabulary, and last of all in Composition. Omit “of all” as it is unnecessary. I sought him throughout the whole country. Leave out “whole” because it’s already implied in “throughout”. […]
Coffee, Everyone?
We all probably need coffee or we’re all in peril dozing off in the face of inanity. I was surprised I had to look up the meaning of ‘inane’ just to be sure of what Richard Mitchell meant in his foreword at “Less Than Words Can Say”. The last sentence made me drink my second […]