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Get punctuation and grammar right — or else.
There’s no quicker way to lose readers than to use incorrect grammar and improper punctuation. If you can’t get the basics right, readers figure, you also can’t be trusted to get the facts right. Pronouns, punctuation and possessives seem to … Continue reading
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Tagged AP Stylebook, grammar, pronouns, punctuation, tim harper, use of the possessive
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How to make the best possible pitch.
Most of you are about halfway finished at the J-School – the midpoint of the middle semester – and you’re realizing what it takes to be a professional, to get the OK to do the stories you want to do, … Continue reading