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PostPosted: Sun May 15, 2011 12:21 pm    Post subject: Welcome to the Writer's Academy! Reply with quote

Welcome's to IF's own Writer's Academy! This is a learning institution, a place where IFians can come to improve their skills as writers. Included will be style manuals explaining the rules of grammar and punctuation as it pertains to a writer of fiction, in addition to classes on these and other subjects. Come and visit to help yourself and others develop as a writer.

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PostPosted: Tue May 17, 2011 6:45 am    Post subject: Re: Welcome to the Writer's Academy! Reply with quote

HalfEmptyHero wrote:
Welcome's to IF's own Writer's Academy! This is a learning institution, a place where IFians can come to improve their skills as a writer. Included will be style manuals explaining the rules of grammar and punctuation as it pertains to a writer of fiction, in addition to classes on these and other subjects. Come and visit to help yourself and others develop as a writer.

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PostPosted: Tue May 17, 2011 7:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I knew it... I knew it! ROFL

Good to see you 'Marm!
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PostPosted: Wed May 25, 2011 8:12 pm    Post subject: Re: Welcome to the Writer's Academy! Reply with quote

SchoolMarm! wrote:
HalfEmptyHero wrote:
Welcome's to IF's own Writer's Academy! This is a learning institution, a place where IFians can come to improve their skills as a writer. Included will be style manuals explaining the rules of grammar and punctuation as it pertains to a writer of fiction, in addition to classes on these and other subjects. Come and visit to help yourself and others develop as a writer.

Oh dear Lord.


Nope, I'm a mere mortal. But don't worry, that sort of mix-up happens often.
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PostPosted: Wed May 25, 2011 10:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

She, of course, insinuated that 'as writers' would have been grammatically correct, as you dropped the plural there where it should not have been dropped. IFians (plural) - writer (singular) (not correct). A common and easily made error that slips past most notice.

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PostPosted: Wed May 25, 2011 10:20 pm    Post subject: Re: Welcome to the Writer's Academy! Reply with quote

HalfEmptyHero wrote:
SchoolMarm! wrote:
HalfEmptyHero wrote:
Welcome's to IF's own Writer's Academy! This is a learning institution, a place where IFians can come to improve their skills as a writer. Included will be style manuals explaining the rules of grammar and punctuation as it pertains to a writer of fiction, in addition to classes on these and other subjects. Come and visit to help yourself and others develop as a writer.

Oh dear Lord.


Nope, I'm a mere mortal. But don't worry, that sort of mix-up happens often.


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