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Index of Tips from #401 to 500

Tip #401 ...whether a verb is singular or plural?
Tip #402 Starting with a conjunction:
Tip #403 common abbreviations
Tip #404 Due to/because of/on account of:
Tip #405 The word “hardly”...
Tip #406 The word “God”
Tip #407 Possession vs. Description.
Tip #408 try getting rid of the word “very”
Tip #409 Abbreviations on business forms.
Special Homophones or Homonyms.
Tip #410 Literally vs. figuratively:
Tip #411 Possessive of a singular noun...
Tip #412 For an irregular plural noun
Turkey Dan's story about Turkey
Tip #413 Proofread addresses carefully
Tip #414 Headlines:
Tip #415 Frankly, quite frankly, honestly
Tip #416 Transitional devices
Tip #417 Openings:
Tip #418 The use of “said”...
Tip #419 Six rules for using "a" or "an":
Tip #420 Majority or plurality:
Tip #421 Like most or most like?
Tip #422 Affect vs. Effect:
Tip #423 Seasonable vs. Seasonal:
Tip #424 Mixed constructions:
Tip #425 A paragraph...
Tip #426 Writing isn’t an exact science...
Tip #427 What makes some words obsolete?
Tip #428 Capitalizing Headings:
Tip #429 Intercaps:
Tip #430 Prepositions
Tip #431 English is a difficult language.
Tip #432 Spelling:
Read this book How To Overcome Failure and Achieve Success—by Napoleon Hill
Tip #433 Apostrophes:
Tip #434 Some pronouns
Tip #435 Proposal writing:
He-She Suggestions for avoiding the he/she syndrome...
Tip #436 Having a goal and writing it down
Tip #437 Language:
Tip #438 ...using nouns as adjectives.
Tip #439 Use compelling verbs
Tip #440 The elements of pairs
Tip #441 bids/proposals.
Tip #442 “Off vs. “From”:
Tip #443 Web site vs. Website
Tip #444 … meaning of the word may be more important than the definition.
Tip #445 A collective noun has a singular form...
Tip #446 Make your writing more concrete.
Tip #447 Can you use "critique" as a verb?
Tip #448 Some adjectives and adverbs
Tip #449 Compound personal pronouns end in...
Tip #450 Which is the preferred style for news releases?
Tip #451 12-step program for e-mail addicts
Tip #452 Guidelines for writing sales letters:
Tip #453 To form the plural of numbers...
Tip #454 ...plurals of first names...
Tip #455 Capitalize formal titles of ...
Tip #456 mission vs. vision...
Tip #457 "Squinting Modifiers" ...
Tip #458 Interesting pronunciations:
Tip #459 Comma Usage:
Tip #460 Plural Names and the Apostrophe
Tip #461 Don't use words too big for the subject
Tip #462 Recommend actions ...
Tip #463 Policies vs. Procedures:
Tip #464 Use repetition ...
Tip #465 Problem-solving:
Tip #466 Complement vs. Compliment:
Tip #467 Revision:
Tip #468 Piqued vs. Peaked:
Tip #469 Do not mistake ...
Tip #470 Job Description:
Tip #471 "We read with..."
Tip #472 "...names of organizations and products..."

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