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How many times have you changed your entire sentence because you couldn’t find the right word to describe what you’re trying to express?

Been there, done that. Just a few times.

I do have a secret weapon, though …

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Hang on to your Kindles, girls.

I’m feeling old-fashioned this morning,

so don’t be alarmed when I reveal to you that …

I love the smell of a book.

I get a secret thrill cracking open a stiff spine and catching a whiff of never-been-read pages.

I even love the scent of a well-loved book, pages slightly yellowed, stories long unfurled.

That being said,

I have equally strong feelings about a musty book:

Blech!

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I can take a hint … especially from my mother.

It’s not that I am uninterested or even disinterested. I do not lack the interest and I am not impartial.

I might say she has alluded to my grammar skills a few times. She has said as much in a round-about style. Then again, she has simply referred to these skills as needing some improvement. Yup, she has directly mentioned it, come to think of it!

Well, it is probably high time I hone my grammar skills, now that we’ve homed in on the problem! Time to sharpen my skills now that we’ve zeroed in on the reason why.

I have simply not owned Woe is I, The Grammarphobe’s Guide to Better English in Plain English. From the Mixed Doubles section (note the italics above) to the Blunders with Numbers, it’s all written in a way I can understand. So, I might actually be able to put some of these useful lessons to use.

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