Dangle (v) – to hang or cause to hang so as to swing freely I mention dangling participles and modifiers in at least 90% of…
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‘As’ you like it Good writing is strong, confident writing, but punchy nouns and verbs won’t move the story along without the cement of conjunctions.…
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‘The body – the cage – is everything of the most respectable – but through the bars, the wild animal looks out.’ (Mr Ratchett in…
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. . . and can you expect a perfectly corrected manuscript from Perfect the Word? I have long considered writing about the name of my…
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MusingsYou’re nicked! At-a-glance notes on police rank structure and terminology for UK crime writers
Do you know your FBI from your NCA? Your ADW from your GBH? Your MP from your misper? Your DA from your CPS? This post…