Post AdVdRa0DZXtbse0I52 by vincent@mastodon.coffee
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(DIR) Post #AdVbhbmyUxqS96KC4u by grammargirl@zirk.us
2024-01-04T17:13:02Z
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It's not too late to start the new year right with a tip a day to improve your writing! I'm getting wonderful reader feedback on "The Grammar Daily: 365 Tips for Successful Writing," which gives you fun tips, stories, puzzles, and quizzes. I think you'll love it.BOOKSHOP: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-grammar-daily-365-quick-tips-for-successful-writing-from-grammar-girl-mignon-fogarty/19473980AMAZON: https://amzn.to/4aGGSQf
(DIR) Post #AdVcgWPV6uIN83OHMu by Axomamma@mastodon.online
2024-01-04T17:23:45Z
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@grammargirl I always thought "aunt" and "uncle" were lowercase preceding a name. Now I am seeing multiple sites that say it's not so. Did it change or have I been inexplicably wrong?
(DIR) Post #AdVdRa0DZXtbse0I52 by vincent@mastodon.coffee
2024-01-04T17:32:35Z
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@grammargirl I have this book. I'm reading a tip a day in 2024. I highly recommend it!
(DIR) Post #AdVeuOP1sYzSFwubOS by grammargirl@zirk.us
2024-01-04T17:48:31Z
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@Axomamma That's a tricky one! It depends on whether the word is part of the name. So if you're using "aunt" descriptively, for example, it's lowercase: "My aunt Mary is coming over for dinner," (or "My aunt, Mary, is coming over for dinner," if you have only one aunt). But if you always call her Aunt Mary and use that phrase as though it were her name, then you capitalize the word "aunt": I love having Aunt Mary over for dinner."
(DIR) Post #AdVeuyXRWl6wKT7pVQ by grammargirl@zirk.us
2024-01-04T17:49:09Z
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@vincent Thank you! I'm glad to hear it. :)
(DIR) Post #AdVfdC5EWpnJ5111Dk by Axomamma@mastodon.online
2024-01-04T17:57:06Z
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@grammargirl That's what I thought. I'm doing a transcript of a criminal trial in which uncle Steve is alleged to have violated his niece, so it comes up a lot. I can see capping "can you come over, Uncle Steve," but otherwise no.
(DIR) Post #AdVfkCkiRIqrBLlH8K by Axomamma@mastodon.online
2024-01-04T17:58:25Z
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@grammargirl Just one more - would "I love having aunt Mary over for dinner" be wrong?
(DIR) Post #AdVfoPg8K3GeQicnj6 by grammargirl@zirk.us
2024-01-04T17:59:10Z
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@Axomamma I would capitalize "aunt" there.
(DIR) Post #AdVi3jDm958HIBn7mS by vincent@mastodon.coffee
2024-01-04T18:24:21Z
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@grammargirl I'm disciplining myself to one per day, but even though it's only week 1, one of the interesting things I'm already noticing is how grammatical rules I've learned unconsciously, either through reading or writing practice. And how many I have not. 🙂 Thank you again!
(DIR) Post #AdVxXewa6ykE1hTls8 by mlanger@mastodon.world
2024-01-04T21:14:35Z
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@grammargirl Just bought my copy as an ebook. Will add it to my morning routine.
(DIR) Post #AdVzCz1MTCtw7az2hM by grammargirl@zirk.us
2024-01-04T21:36:32Z
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@mlanger Yay! I hope you enjoy it all year long.