Category Archives: Benjamin Dreyer

Studebaker or Chevrolet?

Posted on July 29, 2019 by jayne bowers

Is there a friend of mine, Facebook or otherwise, who doesn’t know I’ve been working on a family history for nearly two years? Each time I’m “done,” someone finds an error, has a different memory of events, or wants to … Continue reading →

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Well, Alrighty Then

Posted on March 14, 2019 by jayne bowers

I love teaching, I really do. I should be retired by now, and for the most part I am. I teach two online classes but don’t show up at 8:00 ready to “rock and roll.” Nor do have committee work, … Continue reading →

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Hard Writing = Easy Reading

Posted on March 1, 2019 by jayne bowers

  Writers need to be a bit tough-skinned if they want to improve their poetry and prose.   It’s the only way I know to have a tight, well-developed story or article that’s smooth, correctly punctuated, interesting, and easy reading. Someone* … Continue reading →

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Exclamation Points & Oxford Commas

Posted on February 23, 2019 by jayne bowers

Intrigued by a friend’s comments about her personal use of the exclamation point, I clicked the link she had posted a to a New York Times’ article about Dreyer’s English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style. That title! … Continue reading →

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