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Quick Clicks: Word Usage - Style and Usage Tips for Busy Writers and Editors
Is it "Please join Paul and I" or "Please join Paul and me"? Do you lie down or lay down for a nap? How does violence on TV effect (or is it affect) young viewers? Do you insure or ensure that your seatbelt is fastened? Should you hone in or home in on your objective? And did the bride walk down the aisle or isle? Did the dog bury its or it’s bone? Is alright a word? How about alot? And did she pour over or pore over the details?
And how do you know when to put in a hyphen and when to leave it out? Is it re-read or reread? over-rule or overrule? extramarital or extra-marital? under-employed or underemployed? semicircle or semi-circle? sub-category or subcategory?
What the heck does that British phrase “Bob’s your uncle” mean? And how about “He’s hairy at the heel”? And why do Canadians call their one-dollar coin a “loonie”? And what’s a tuque?
This quick and easy, reliable e-reference to current word usage and style answers all those questions and many more.
Just keep this handy, clickable guide up on your computer screen or beside you on your e-reader, tablet, or smartphone when you’re writing or editing and find the word or term you're looking for with a click of your mouse.
Quick Clicks: Word Usage is a user-friendly, time-saving guide to the most appropriate words and usage for every level of (mainly North American) English communication, from more formal written projects to casual everyday conversations using colloquial expressions.
Who’s it for? Writers, journalists, students, bloggers, copy editors, proofreaders, small business owners, academics, and anyone with a writing project on the go will love this time-saving e-reference. All the internal links throughout the document make it super-easy for busy writers and editors to navigate, so you can get in quickly, verify the word or term, and get back to work in seconds.
And how do you know when to put in a hyphen and when to leave it out? Is it re-read or reread? over-rule or overrule? extramarital or extra-marital? under-employed or underemployed? semicircle or semi-circle? sub-category or subcategory?
What the heck does that British phrase “Bob’s your uncle” mean? And how about “He’s hairy at the heel”? And why do Canadians call their one-dollar coin a “loonie”? And what’s a tuque?
This quick and easy, reliable e-reference to current word usage and style answers all those questions and many more.
Just keep this handy, clickable guide up on your computer screen or beside you on your e-reader, tablet, or smartphone when you’re writing or editing and find the word or term you're looking for with a click of your mouse.
Quick Clicks: Word Usage is a user-friendly, time-saving guide to the most appropriate words and usage for every level of (mainly North American) English communication, from more formal written projects to casual everyday conversations using colloquial expressions.
Who’s it for? Writers, journalists, students, bloggers, copy editors, proofreaders, small business owners, academics, and anyone with a writing project on the go will love this time-saving e-reference. All the internal links throughout the document make it super-easy for busy writers and editors to navigate, so you can get in quickly, verify the word or term, and get back to work in seconds.
124 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 12, 2014
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About the author
Jodie Renner
11 books40 followersJodie Renner is a sought-after freelance fiction editor and award-winning author of three craft-of-writing guides: the multi-award-winning CAPTIVATE YOUR READERS, FIRE UP YOUR FICTION, and WRITING A KILLER THRILLER. She has also published two handy, clickable writers' e-resources, QUICK CLICKS: WORD USAGE - Style and Usage Tips for Busy Writers and Editors, and QUICK CLICKS: SPELLING LIST - Commonly Misspelled Words at Your Fingertips. Jodie has also organized, edited, and published two anthologies for charity to date: VOICES FROM THE VALLEYS - Stories & Poems about Life in BC's Interior, published on Nov. 24, 2015; and CHILDHOOD REGAINED - Stories of Hope for Asian Child Workers, to be released on May 10, 2016.
Jodie also presents writing workshops and her craft-of-writing posts appear on various blogs.
As a freelance fiction manuscript editor, Jodie specializes in thrillers, romantic suspense, mysteries, and other fast-paced, suspenseful fiction.
Jodie is a member of International Thriller Writers (ITW), the Federation of BC Writers (FBCW), and Penticton Writers & Publishers (PWAP).
Jodie's favorite authors include Robert Crais, Sandra Brown, Lee Child, Karin Slaughter, Michael Connelly, Nora Roberts, Harlan Coben, Janet Evanovich, Dean Koontz, Lisa Scottoline, John Grisham, Lisa Gardner, and many more.
Jodie has had a lifelong passion for reading, especially fiction. She is a former English and French teacher and school librarian, with a master's degree.
When she's not editing, writing, or reading novels or books on writing compelling fiction, Jodie loves to pursue her two other passions, photography and traveling. She has traveled extensively throughout North America, Europe and the Middle East, and continues to sneak away whenever she gets the chance.
www.JodieRennerEditing.com, www.JodieRenner.com
Jodie also presents writing workshops and her craft-of-writing posts appear on various blogs.
As a freelance fiction manuscript editor, Jodie specializes in thrillers, romantic suspense, mysteries, and other fast-paced, suspenseful fiction.
Jodie is a member of International Thriller Writers (ITW), the Federation of BC Writers (FBCW), and Penticton Writers & Publishers (PWAP).
Jodie's favorite authors include Robert Crais, Sandra Brown, Lee Child, Karin Slaughter, Michael Connelly, Nora Roberts, Harlan Coben, Janet Evanovich, Dean Koontz, Lisa Scottoline, John Grisham, Lisa Gardner, and many more.
Jodie has had a lifelong passion for reading, especially fiction. She is a former English and French teacher and school librarian, with a master's degree.
When she's not editing, writing, or reading novels or books on writing compelling fiction, Jodie loves to pursue her two other passions, photography and traveling. She has traveled extensively throughout North America, Europe and the Middle East, and continues to sneak away whenever she gets the chance.
www.JodieRennerEditing.com, www.JodieRenner.com
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November 25, 2014
A wonderfully accessible resource for any author who wants to get their language right and sidestep the scowls of copy editors and agents. Concise but comprehensive, and usable in moments, I now recommend it to all the students in my university creative writing classes.
November 26, 2014
QUICK ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO WORD USAGE
Writers: This is your essential go-to usage and style guide. Keep this easy-to-use reference guide handy. You’ll be glad you did.
And be sure and check out its companion guide—Quick Clicks: Spelling List. Thanks for making this so easy, Jodie.
Writers: This is your essential go-to usage and style guide. Keep this easy-to-use reference guide handy. You’ll be glad you did.
And be sure and check out its companion guide—Quick Clicks: Spelling List. Thanks for making this so easy, Jodie.
Displaying 1 - 2 of 2 reviews