Category: “Big-picture” Concepts

Here I will present writing concepts, rules, and strategies that fall outside of my central and sequential “Zizzi Method for Activated Writing,” as detailed under “Writing Lessons.” Also, some of these posts explore certain writing issues and ideas more conceptually. Beware, you might run into some discomfort, as I ably challenge popular beliefs with logical force.

Ending Pronoun madness #1 — the WHY (b/c “Words Matter”?)

“Words Matter” — that’s my mantra for curing “pronoun madness.” Ironically, it’s the same (unexplained, unsupported, and unconvincing) mantra used/misused/abused by the shallow and misguided advocates of the very pronoun madness I wish to eradicate from our language, especially in public use. Note: Elsewhere in the Writing Lessons, section of this blog (under Grammar &…

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Stage 1- d: Exceptions to the rule (that MCs are “essential”)

Q: Are there exceptions to this “foundational” rule? A: Yes. Before we move on to Stage 2, where we will explore the possibilities (and rules) regarding using more than one main clause in your sentences, let me point out right now that English grammar allows for several quite-common exceptions to our foundational (and I might even…

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