Category Archives: Grammar Rant

Grammar PSA

Posted on January 9, 2012 by ayvalentine

This isn’t so much a grammar rant as a public service announcement—the proper phrase is just deserts and not just desserts. I remember correcting this mistake in something I was editing, and someone up the line pointed out my correction … Continue reading →

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Grammar Rant! “Try and…”

Posted on November 14, 2011 by ayvalentine

In general, I try really hard to stay open-minded, to see most issues as potential conversations with multiple rational points of view. Since most of the books I edit have a conversational tone, I’m probably more laid back than many … Continue reading →

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