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Catherine Hibbard

@WritingTrainer

I provide writing training focused on business writing, technical writing, report writing, and proofreading; clients are both corporate and government entities

 Lansing, Michigan
CypressMedia.net/training/class/5/proofreading_training
Joined December 2009
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Correct English@GetCENow13 Mar 2017
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@WritingTrainer Just in case you needed more #writing #practice nytimes.com/2017/03/01/learn…
401 Prompts for Argumentative Writing (Published 2017)

401 Prompts for Argumentative Writing (Published 2017)

Scroll through this list of questions that touch on every aspect of contemporary life — from social media to sports, politics and school — and see which ones most inspire you to take a stand.

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Tip: When citing illustrations “fig.” may be used for “figure” but “table,” “map,” and other forms should be spelled out. #CMOS16 14.165
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New vocabulary often requires "hooks" - memory devices that help students remember the words they have learned abt.cm/15FV1Zh
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Tip: If Merriam-Webster’s gives two options for forming a plural (millennia, millenniums), Chicago normally opts for the first.—#CMOS16, 7.6
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You “lay” something. But, annoyingly, “lay” also is the past tense of “lie.” Lay an object down. Lie down. He lay down. #ACESchat
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@APStylebook18 Sep 2013
AP Style tip: Put quotation marks around TV or radio program titles: "Financial Forecast," "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," the "Today" show.
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Supporting sentences provide explanations and support for the topic sentence (main idea) of your paragraph. bit.ly/17ZwOPl
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@APStylebook11 Jul 2013
AP Style tip: It's National Security Agency on first reference in a story. NSA is acceptable on second reference.
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Once you try indexing, you'll never look at a book (or its index) the same way again: ow.ly/jMGEJ.
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Look at this #green #tech residential wind turbine that allows everyone to create #eco change! http://spn.tw/t1dtXs #ad #sustainability
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Randall P. Whatley@CypressMedia4 Oct 2010
Get paid to write as a guest blogger or let their writers create blog posts for yours. http://spn.tw/tpcEn #ad #blogging
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Joe Heuer@Daffynitions27 Sep 2010
Exercise: a dirty word that compels you to wash your mouth out with chocolate.
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Edit Edit Edit@EditEditEdit5 Sep 2010
Congressman Smith stayed after the town meeting to discuss the high cost of living with several women. (Aren't they cheaper by the dozen?)
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Joe Heuer@Daffynitions29 Aug 2010
Silent: how you should remain when your boss says, “now correct me if I’m wrong…”
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Tip of the day: Chicago prefers italics to set off the titles of major works such as books, journals, movies, and paintings.—CMOS 16, 8.2
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24 Things You Might Be Saying and Writing Wrong(ly) - http://yhoo.it/djHXOQ (via @CopywriterMaven)
Yahoo Health: Advice and Reviews on Nutrition, Fitness, Sleep, Aging, Well Being and More

Yahoo Health: Advice and Reviews on Nutrition, Fitness, Sleep, Aging, Well Being and More

Yahoo Health is your trusted guide for women's and men's health, fitness memberships and equipment, nutritional food and supplements, healthy aging, restful sleep, and personal well being.

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Craigslist ad of the day: "I'm looking for funny, crazy bazaar divorce stories." I wouldn't have guessed that many divorces occur at bazaars
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Tom Guadagno@DailyEngHelp19 Aug 2010
OXYMORON is an expression of combined opposites. A cheerful pessimist; A wise fool; A major minor upset; A cruel kindness
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David Bowman@PreciseEdit19 Aug 2010
Words such as "total" and "all of" can generally be cut. "The total population includes..." = "The population includes..."
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Jason Renshaw@englishraven11 Aug 2010
RT @betajames: 5 ways ebooks are better than paper books http://bit.ly/drJmmX | 5 ways paper books r better than ebooks http://bit.ly/cp8Rgo
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