The Glamour of Grammer Notes
THE GLAMOUR OF GRAMMAR NOTES
Part One
~Words~
• The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) tells you how and when the words came to be used in the English Language
• (OED) The earliest examples of a word's use are included along with the definition
• The American Heritage Dictionary (AHD) tells you where English is "headed"
• (AED) includes a usage panel, marginal photos and other pictorial images, obscene/profane words (omitted in OED), names of noteworthy people/places, describes interesting word histories, synonyms, and advice on how to distinguish the differences between the meanings
• Memorize a list of commonly misspelled words
• Use a dictionary and don’t rely on spell-checker. . . use it but don't rely on it
• Collect words that you misspell in a notebook/file to help you remember and master the words
• remember the 2 purposes of accurate spelling: (1) to convey the word intended (2) to avoid distracting the reader with spelling errors
• adopt a letter then randomly list words that start with that letter
• let your ear influence your choice between a, an . . .
• The words a, an, and the are called articles.
• Examine your work to make sure you haven’t repeated distinctive words if so consult a thesaurus
• Conjunction - and, but, yet, so, however, neither nor...... Interjection: Yikes! Whatever! Sheesh. . .
• The function of parts of speech can be carried out by the word, phrase, long phrase, and clauses.
• similar; different
• Homonyms: sound, spelling; definition Homophones: sound; spelling, definition Contranyms: identical spelling, sound; opposite meanings
• McFredries website, wordspy, offers examples of words coined together
• Portmanteau / Blend: a word whose form and meaning are derived from a blending of two or more distinct forms (octo-mom)
• Compound/Kenning a kind of metaphor common in old english in which 2 words (whale-way = sea)
• Front/Back Clipping: (taximeter + cab = Taxicab)
• when writing/reading about a special
Part One
~Words~
• The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) tells you how and when the words came to be used in the English Language
• (OED) The earliest examples of a word's use are included along with the definition
• The American Heritage Dictionary (AHD) tells you where English is "headed"
• (AED) includes a usage panel, marginal photos and other pictorial images, obscene/profane words (omitted in OED), names of noteworthy people/places, describes interesting word histories, synonyms, and advice on how to distinguish the differences between the meanings
• Memorize a list of commonly misspelled words
• Use a dictionary and don’t rely on spell-checker. . . use it but don't rely on it
• Collect words that you misspell in a notebook/file to help you remember and master the words
• remember the 2 purposes of accurate spelling: (1) to convey the word intended (2) to avoid distracting the reader with spelling errors
• adopt a letter then randomly list words that start with that letter
• let your ear influence your choice between a, an . . .
• The words a, an, and the are called articles.
• Examine your work to make sure you haven’t repeated distinctive words if so consult a thesaurus
• Conjunction - and, but, yet, so, however, neither nor...... Interjection: Yikes! Whatever! Sheesh. . .
• The function of parts of speech can be carried out by the word, phrase, long phrase, and clauses.
• similar; different
• Homonyms: sound, spelling; definition Homophones: sound; spelling, definition Contranyms: identical spelling, sound; opposite meanings
• McFredries website, wordspy, offers examples of words coined together
• Portmanteau / Blend: a word whose form and meaning are derived from a blending of two or more distinct forms (octo-mom)
• Compound/Kenning a kind of metaphor common in old english in which 2 words (whale-way = sea)
• Front/Back Clipping: (taximeter + cab = Taxicab)
• when writing/reading about a special