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10 Contranyms (with examples)

July 22, 2020 Geoff For Readers, Language

English is a confusing language. Simple words can have opposite meanings or different implications. It all depends on the context. Here’s some examples …

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The Secrets of a Writer’s Success

June 9, 2020 Geoff For Writers

Some years ago, acclaimed author and former journalist Jim Crace published, with tongue firmly in cheek, a couple of pieces[…]

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Quote: Stephen King

June 6, 2020 Geoff For Readers, For Writers

Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard[…]

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Quote: Jack London

March 30, 2020 Geoff Quotes

“Don’t loaf and invite inspiration; light out after it with a club, and if you don’t get it you will[…]

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What the FAQ?

March 19, 2020 Geoff For Readers, Language

There’s and old saying that the computing industry is confusing mass of TLAs (Three-Letter Acronyms) and ETLAs (Extended Three-Letter Acronyms[…]

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Quote: Edgar Rice Burroughs

March 17, 2020 Geoff For Writers, Quotes

A wholesaler of pencil-sharpeners, Edgar Rice Burroughs knew nothing of writing when he penned his first story…

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Quote: Anne Rice

February 18, 2020 Geoff For Writers, Quotes

Anne Rice is author of 27 books and best known for her Vampire Chronicles series which began with Interview with the Vampire in 1976.

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Quote – Dan Poynter

January 27, 2020 Geoff For Writers

Dan Poynter (1938–2015) was an American author, consultant, publisher, and parachute designer…

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Writing Tip: Use Zombies to Kill the Passive Voice

December 4, 2019 Geoff For Writers, Tips & Tricks

If a sentence still makes sense when you can tack the words “by zombies” on the end, it’s in the[…]

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Quote: John Updike

December 2, 2019 Geoff For Writers, Quotes

I discovered that rejections are not altogether a bad thing. They teach a writer to rely on his own judgement[…]

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