by Kaelyn Barron
Into and in to are separated by just a space, but the two actually cannot be used interchangeably. Whereas the former is a single word that is often used as a a preposition, the latter is composed of 2 separate words that sometimes happen to fall next to each other in...
by Kaelyn Barron |
If you want to be an effective speaker or writer, you should be well versed in the artful use of rhetoric. In fact, the most influential public figures—from politicians to philanthropists—are almost guaranteed to illustrate skillful rhetoric in their speeches, since...
by Kaelyn Barron
Prepositional phrases usually provide additional information, which can make sentences more descriptive and clear. However, when too many prepositional phrases are packed into a sentence, we could get the opposite result: confusing run-ons. Learn how to use...
by Joana Regulacion
Sometimes it’s fun being bad. Other times, however, you might be looking for a strew of colorful adjectives that convey just how bad someone else is. Whether you’re trying to describe the antagonists of your own life or your manuscript, accurately...
by Kaelyn Barron
You may have heard of a “red herring” being used in faulty arguments, or even in suspenseful literature. No, it’s not another way to say that your writing smells fishy! In writing, and in rhetoric more generally, a red herring or “red herring...
by Kaelyn Barron
Than and then can be hard to differentiate, especially when they’re spoken aloud. One common mistake that writers make is the use of then when than should be used for comparisons. Read on to learn more about the different uses of than and then so you can make...
