If you’ve just finished a flawless argument, the last thing you want to do to cap off your brilliance is trip up an idiom with ….
A card sharp is a person who uses skill, sleight of hand, or deception to win at poker or other card games. In modern use, ….
Now that my entire book has been written in just action and dialogue, it’s time to go in and layer in thoughts. What is the character thinking and how is it going to drive the scene?
A nation’s or state’s capital is the primary city and usually the seat of the government. The most important city (at least in terms of ….
To canvass is to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or ….
Canon with a single “-n” in the middle of the word is a noun. The singular form of canon is canon. The plural form of ….
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If the plan doesn’t work, change the plan. But never the goal.
The homonyms callous and callus sound the same, but they’re not. A callus is a rough patch of skin. Add an “-o” for “obdurate” and ….
BLUF: (Bottom Line Up Front) The plural of calf is calves. calf: the young of the domestic cow or that of a closely related mammal ….
BLUF: (Bottom Line Up Front) The plural of cactus is properly cacti or less commonly cactuses and rarely cactus. cactus: any of a family (Cactaceae, ….