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	<description>When the written word counts ...</description>
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		<title>Writing a book &#8212; Part 1: Know your audience</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[(This is the first in a series of posts to guide authors through the process of planning, writing, editing, and publishing a nonfiction book.) “Who are you writing this book for?” That’s the first thing we ask clients who co me to us for help in writing or editing their book. Nine out of ten [...]]]></description>
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		<title>He is not a they (or is he?)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Confession time. I’m a long-time feminist and strong advocate of non-sexist, gender-neutral language, but I hate the awkward his/her, he/she phrasing. I dislike and have long resisted the use of the plural pronoun they (and its related forms their and them) to refer to a singular person, although this is becoming more commonly used and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>7 writing mistakes that make you look dumb</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[These days, hardly anyone (other than me, that is) seems to care if you dangle a participle or split an infinitive. But there are a few errors that are so blatant they can make even the most literate person look dumb. Often, these are simply the result of fingers flying too fast over the keyboard. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>To comma or not to comma …</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the most common questions I’m asked is about the “serial” comma (also known as the Oxford comma, a name I personally prefer because it sounds oh so British upper crust). By whatever name, it’s the comma that comes before the last item in a series: I saw Jane, John, Mike and Sue. – [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The “as opposed to” rule in writing</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[You won’t find it in any English grammar textbook, but the “as opposed to” (AOT) rule has always been one of the most useful techniques I use to keep my writing concise and uncluttered. It goes a long way to eliminating unnecessary adjectives and reducing redundancies. When you’re editing your material (whether it’s a full [...]]]></description>
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