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Pairs/Groups Of Words Often Confused - Part 3 of 6
ELICIT, ILLICITElicit means to extract or draw out; illicit means not legal.EVERYONE, EVERY ONEEveryone means every person in a group; every one means each person and is always followed by "of"."Everyone needs to know how to...
Laraine Anne BarkerFebruary 04, 2002
Pairs/Groups Of Words Often Confused - Part 2 of 6
BAITED, BATEDBaited usually refers to traps or snares. When the reference is to someone who is hardly daring to breathe, the correct word is always bated:"She watched with bated breath."I've yet to read that someone "bated a...
Laraine Anne BarkerFebruary 04, 2002
Be Concise
Concision. (Sounds like I made up another word.) It's the idea of being concise in our ongoing communication with others, both written and oral.Many take forever to say so little. These are the same people who spend a lot of time in meetings.
Dr. Donald E. WetmoreFebruary 04, 2002
Tips For Better Writing
It is certainly true that we don't get a second chance to make a first impression. As the impression we make on the Internet is almost always with the written word, is it unfortunate that there is so much poor writing bouncing around in...
Kent E. ButlerFebruary 04, 2002
Don't Rely on your Spellchecker - or - The Importance of Good Proof Reading
Weather posting a page to your Website, writing a letter to a customer, or submitting an article for publication, it is extremely important to demonstrate how professional you are.
Tony MurtaghFebruary 04, 2002
Writing For The Web: Where To Get Article Ideas
A friend and I were talking the other day about writing. He liked to write, but even so his biggest problem was finding things to write about. My friend was astounded at the volume of writing that I do - at least one article and something as many as...
Richard Lowe, Jr.January 16, 2002
Tips On Writing A Killer Sales Letter
Writing a sales letter doesnt have to be that difficult all you need is the right writing style and some tips to knock out a killer sales letter Benefits The first thing you need to do is focus on the benefits the reader will find useful.
Andres MunozJanuary 16, 2002
Writing Press Releases That Get Noticed
Among the various foolproof methods used to boost traffic to your site (ezine advertising, and search engine submitting, to name a couple) one method seems to be forgotten about by many new Internet marketers. That method is writing press releases.
Brian MooreJanuary 16, 2002
An Inside Look at Proofreading
This is the ideal topic for us all to think about. We do it everyday, especially those of us that use the Internet the majority of the time. Web pages, business letters, articles, news releases, documentation and most certainly, advertisements.
Donna SweatJanuary 15, 2002
Impulse Writing for Better Ad Headings
Writing headlines for your ads is the most important part of your online presence. When posting your ad to classified sites, directories, message boards, newsgroups or mailing lists, the only part of your ad that is showing is the heading.
Randy LeverJanuary 15, 2002
