Karen DeGroot Carter's Blog, page 12
June 20, 2021
Different Types of Prepositions and the Extra Words None of Them Need
And when it’s OK to end a sentence with one of these little words
June 19, 2021
Why Comedian-Singer-Songwriter-Director Bo Burnham’s Inside Special Hits So Close to Home
And how the pandemic quarantine and questions about what’s real online and off contributed to a work of art like no other
June 15, 2021
Unique Word Origins: How 6 More Popular English Idioms Came to Be
From music to wagons to wild goose chases, these choice offerings don’t disappoint
June 11, 2021
So Much to Love About Loving Day
And why a day that celebrates interracial marriage is near and dear to my heart
June 6, 2021
Two Tricks to Help You Remember When to Insert a Comma Before “So”
And why understanding how “so” is used can help you know how to treat it
June 3, 2021
My Hopes in the Aftermath of the Naomi Osaka Backlash
And how my own history dealing with anxiety contributes to my personal perspective
June 2, 2021
How to Keep Observation Overwhelm at Bay When You Write
And turn your scattered notes into something noteworthy
May 26, 2021
May 23, 2021
How to Correctly Create Connections with Conjunctions
And when a comma is — and isn’t — needed before one of these nifty little words
