Articles for tag: Apostrophes, Hyphen

Karla News

Word Count Tool – Online Word Counter

Word Count Tool is an online website that allows people to determine the number of words in a given body of text. The site is easy to use and extremely useful for those not wanting to open up Microsoft Word or any other large piece of software in order to count the number of words ...

Karla News

“Extra Virgin” is Not Virgin

This is a non-review of a book that I haven’t read: Extra Virginity: The Sublime and Scandalous World of Olive Oil. (And, I suppose, a review of an oil that I just bought.) I heard about the book on NPR last Friday (and now cannot find the show), as they were interviewing the author, Tom ...

Karla News

Writing Tip: Phrasal Adjectives and Hyphens

While responding to an author’s query regarding the correct use of a hyphen, I thought the following thoughts: Hey! Maybe others are wondering the same thing! Hey! Maybe I should share this kind of information with these others! Thus begins my series of writing tips. Phrasal adjectives and hyphens Phrasal adjectives are also known as ...

Karla News

Double Underline and Other HTML Tricks

Sometimes the simplest of tasks on a Web page can lead to long, futile searches through blog posts and ad-laden Web sites. I had this very experience looking for a way to use a double underline on some numbers – and a simple solution that worked was never found! Fortunately I was able to concoct ...

Karla News

Compound Nouns in English: A Brief Overview

We know that a noun is the name of any person, place, object, concept or idea. We also know the classifications as proper noun, common noun, possessive noun, singular noun, plural noun, abstract noun and collective noun. There are more nouns in the English Language than any other kind of words. Have you conversant with ...

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Learning Resources Alphabet Stampers

I have written about Learning Resources and how much I love their products; they are a great place for homeschoolers to get supplies without breaking their budget. Several years ago I discovered their wonderful alphabet stampers and purchased one of the lowercase alphabet stamp sets. After that I picked up the jumbo version as well ...