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		<title>Using Hyphens</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 16:58:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>chris</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The short hyphen can go a long way to create clarity in your writing. However, while there are several instances in which a hyphen is needed, there are some times in which it is not. 

First, use a hyphen to create a compound adjective that comes before the noun. For example, in the sentence&#8230;
She carefully [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fixing Choppy Sentences</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:28:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Les</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Good writing achieves a rhythm by using a variety of sentence patterns and lengths. If all of your sentences are the same length, your writing will be choppy or jarring. Here are some tips for avoiding or correcting this problem.

One suggestion is to combine short sentences into longer ones. For example, consider these short sentences: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ferreting Out Fragments</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:56:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Les</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The standard definition of a sentence is &#8220;a group of words containing a subject and a predicate and expressing a complete thought.&#8221; If one or more of these elements are missing, the sentence is not complete; it is a fragment. Fragments can interrupt the flow of your writing and may suggest poor proofreading, so it&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kinds of Conjunctions</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:05:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Les</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[If you tend to write too many short, choppy sentences, you might want to think about combining some of them with various conjunctions. Conjunctions come in three types: coordinating, correlative, and subordinating. Let&#8217;s take a quick look at all three.

Coordinating conjunctions are the ones you&#8217;re probably most familiar with&#8212;and, but, or, nor, for, yet, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Who, Which, and That</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 22:26:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Les</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[There are many words in the English language that are easily mixed up, and the relative pronouns who, which, and that certainly qualify. Here are some tips for keeping them straight.

First, use the relative pronoun who to refer to people. For example, 
Lisa is the worker who earned the award.
&#8220;Who&#8221; refers to Lisa&#8212;a person.
Second, use [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Force of a Bullet</title>
		<link>http://www.upwritepress.com/weblog/?p=109</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2008 17:10:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Les</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Using a bulleted list is one way to make a number of specific, related points in a piece of writing. 
If you have only a few general points to make, you might include them in a paragraph. Either separate the items with transition words like first and next, or use numbers or letters, within parentheses, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Paragraph Coherence</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2008 18:59:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Les</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[You write to communicate your ideas&#8212;to make them understandable to your intended audience. To succeed, you need to create coherent paragraphs in which the sentences work together to present your ideas smoothly and sensibly. Here are some ways to achieve paragraph coherence:


For one thing, make sure your sentences and paragraphs flow logically from one to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Strengthening the Closing</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 20:39:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Les</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The concluding paragraph of any piece of writing must be strong. It should clearly wind up your message, giving the reader a sense of closure. A solid concluding paragraph can further your writing goals if you employ one or more of the following techniques:


Summarize your ideas, giving a quick wrap-up that ties everything together in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Building Strong Body Paragraphs</title>
		<link>http://www.upwritepress.com/weblog/?p=106</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2008 19:47:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Les</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Body paragraphs provide the building blocks of any piece of writing. It is in the body of your message that the bulk of information is presented and supported. To create a strong body paragraph, remember the questions that readers subconsciously ask when reading: What&#8217;s your point? Can you prove it? and Why should I care? [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Opening the Message</title>
		<link>http://www.upwritepress.com/weblog/?p=105</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jan 2008 20:54:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Les</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[You know that in business, focus is key. Nothing gets accomplished without focusing on a specific goal, objective, or task. 

Writing, too, demands a focus; and just as focus comes first in business, focus comes first in any written message. 
Your opening paragraph should indicate your reason for writing, create a connection with the reader, [...]]]></description>
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