While watching a space documentary.
Narrator: … called the Late Heavy Bombardment Period.
Me: Otherwise known as my late 30s.
I used the words “truculent” and “recalcitrant” in an interview yesterday. Should be grounds for immediate hire, IMO.
The shark, with its lifeless, doll's eyes, caught the eye of the lifeguard jogging along the beach.
Writing Puzzle #25
Rework this sentence to fix the grammar:
"As she jogged along the beach, the large shark caught the eye of the lifeguard."
Truth it is, universally acknowledged, mm-hmm. If in possession of a good fortune a single man is, in want of a wife he must be.
Writing Puzzle #21
Star Wars Day Edition. Rewrite the opening line of "Pride and Prejudice" as if Yoda wrote it:
"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife."
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“I don’t want to hear the phrase elections don’t matter anymore.” Meidas University contributor @EmmaSilverman1 sounds off on the leaked Supreme Court draft decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
I don’t want to jinx it or anything, but Sister Christian was on the radio when I started the car this morning, so it’s probably gonna be an awesome day.
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Someone on Quora asked “Why do some British people not like Donald Trump?” Nate White, an articulate and witty writer from England wrote the following response:
A few things spring to mind. 1/15
Cut unnecessary words.
Writing puzzle #18.
Edit this down to three words:
"You should always try to cut the unnecessary or redundant words that don't add meaning or personality to your writing."
"The heroes beat the villains and won."
Even better: "The heroes won."
Best: "Avengers assemble!"
Writing puzzle #17.
Make this sentence leaner, so it has two short verbs, no commas, and seven words in total:
“The heroes, having defeated the villains, became the winners.”
