Category Archives: Ontext Grammar Police

OnText Grammar Police talk about how unique a thing can be

Google the phrase “more unique” and you will likely encounter some 74,000,000 incorrect, from my point-of-view, uses of the word unique. Unique is an absolute term. It describes something that has no equal, no peer. Like, “The Earth is unique among … Continue reading

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OnText Grammar Police take on comparative adjectives

Ontest Grammar Police say: Adjective comparative forms liken two or more things (nouns). There is a right way and there are many wrong ways to form these comparatives. They aren’t up for grabs; the rules are standard. When writers, reporters, … Continue reading

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Grammar Day tips from OnText Grammar Police

If you missed National Square Root Day yesterday, geek yourself silly with National Grammar Day. The tips I have to offer from OnText Grammar Police consist of a list of sites that are celebrating in far grander style than we’d … Continue reading

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OnText Grammar Police – future conditional tense

If you pay close attention to grammar your writing will be more professional. You’ll sell more writing. Make more money. So learn future conditional. Hang around with a crowd of people younger than, say, 40 (arbitrary number, but somewhere in  … Continue reading

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Web writing or blogging means you must write tight

Web writing is different from writing for magazines or writing a novel – especially different from NANOWRIMO. We web readers are in a desperate hurry and very impatient. We dive in, look for the gold and jump out. If you … Continue reading

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