by Dagmar Gross | Nov 23, 2022 | Grammar / Spelling
Last week on Twitter I saw the words “bear” and “bare” used incorrectly many times as people were lamenting the changes and problems with the platform. So I thought it would be a good time for a refresher on the correct use of these homophones. BEAR Noun: a large,...
by Dagmar Gross | Nov 16, 2022 | Grammar / Spelling
“You’re not wrong.” That statement appears everywhere now. Everyone is saying it. And I’m so tired of hearing it. Yes, “you’re not wrong” is another of my pet peeves. You’re not wrong. Does that mean you’re right? By and large, if someone says “you’re not wrong”, then...
by Dagmar Gross | Nov 9, 2022 | Writing Advice
Last week, I explored How to Select the Journal for Publication of your manuscript. Different journals have different rates of rejection. Nevertheless, it’s discouraging if your paper is rejected, with no invitation to revise and resubmit. After you’ve chosen the...
by Dagmar Gross | Nov 2, 2022 | Writing Advice
You’ve finished data collection and analysis, and perhaps you’ve presented your results at a conference. Now it’s time to write the paper. When in the writing process do you decide on the journal to which you’ll submit the manuscript? And how do you go about selecting...
by Dagmar Gross | Oct 26, 2022 | Nerdy Observations
How did you first hear about mummies? Was it through school, learning about ancient Egypt and King Tutankhamen? Or perhaps via television? Television, and the popularity of Hallowe’en, has sparked a bigger interest in mummies. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines a...
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