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Is the Oxford Comma Too Posh for Luddites?
Is the Oxford Comma Too Posh for Luddites?
The origins and uses of Oxford’s contentious comma
Ben Ulansey
May 10
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The Art of the Em Dash and the Gradation of Sentence Breaks
The Art of the Em Dash and the Gradation of Sentence Breaks
Disambiguating periods, commas, semicolons, ellipses, parentheticals, and em dashes
Ben Ulansey
May 8
Why I Write
Why I Write
It’s only natural
Ben Ulansey
Jan 28
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Why My High School Teacher Banned Linking Verbs
Why My High School Teacher Banned Linking Verbs
And when he finally freed me from my shackles
Ben Ulansey
Jan 8
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The Banned Words List
The Banned Words List
The prohibition of words and the linguistic gymnastics of high school English
Ben Ulansey
Jan 8
I Wrote a Million Words Before Learning How to Type
I Wrote a Million Words Before Learning How to Type
Cruise control, learning to type, and exploring a boundless world with a slap-in-the-face ease
Ben Ulansey
Nov 24, 2023
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Was Anyone Else Taught to Avoid Linking Verbs?
Was Anyone Else Taught to Avoid Linking Verbs?
A strange time in English education
Ben Ulansey
Sep 18, 2023
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The Semicolon Delusion
The Semicolon Delusion
Why Does Everyone Misuse Semicolons?
Ben Ulansey
Dec 21, 2022
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