word choice Archives - Words by a Pro https://old.wordsbyapro.com/tag/word-choice/ Tue, 07 Nov 2017 23:02:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://old.wordsbyapro.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/cropped-WBP-FAVICON_7-32x32.jpg word choice Archives - Words by a Pro https://old.wordsbyapro.com/tag/word-choice/ 32 32 Is It Okay to Use the Word Hopefully? https://old.wordsbyapro.com/when-to-use-word-hopefully/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=when-to-use-word-hopefully Tue, 07 Nov 2017 21:15:58 +0000 https://old.wordsbyapro.com/?p=2456 There remains debate about whether this adverb is appropriate or not. According to an NPR article, thirty years ago a few famous grammarians decided to “vilify” the word. Prior to this, so they say, the word was used without complaint. After three decades of debate, most of us are now confused. I like to quote […]

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]]> Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers https://old.wordsbyapro.com/misplaced-dangling-modifiers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=misplaced-dangling-modifiers Tue, 20 Jun 2017 20:57:35 +0000 https://old.wordsbyapro.com/?p=2135 “Huh?” you may ask yourself. “I kinda remember hearing those words in high school English class, but I have no idea what they mean,” you may answer. The robber was described as a six-foot-tall man with a mustache weighing 150 pounds. Funny, right? What weighed 150 pounds—the robber or the mustache? This sentence reads as […]

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]]> How Your Language Use Influences Your Marketing Strategy https://old.wordsbyapro.com/language-use-influences-marketing-strategy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=language-use-influences-marketing-strategy Tue, 24 Jan 2017 10:30:00 +0000 https://old.wordsbyapro.com/?p=1912 We’ve all had those insightful moments where a brilliant thought or idea rushes through our mind. It’s this time that we run to grab our pencil and paper and quickly jot down our fleeting thought. Did you ever feel like your brilliant idea became a complete flop once you put it into words? Sometimes it’s […]

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]]> Questions for a Language Ninja: Making Sense of Since and Because https://old.wordsbyapro.com/questions-for-a-language-ninja-since-or-because/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=questions-for-a-language-ninja-since-or-because Tue, 27 Oct 2015 15:54:42 +0000 https://old.wordsbyapro.com/?p=1434 Q: When should you use “since,” and when should you use “because?” Also, can I use “because” at the beginning of a sentence? A: Well, you should use “since” when you’re referring to a particular point in time. It would make precious little sense to say: “I’ve been tying my own shoes because I was […]

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]]> Can the Clichés! https://old.wordsbyapro.com/can-the-cliches/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=can-the-cliches Tue, 08 Sep 2015 19:29:50 +0000 https://old.wordsbyapro.com/?p=1313 They’re tried-and-true, but they’ve been around the block a few times. They’re shopworn, threadbare, and coming apart at the seams. It’s time to put them out to pasture. Yep, we’re talking about clichés today: those overused phrases and metaphors that somehow, despite your best efforts, find their way into your writing. First, what exactly is […]

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