The purpose of a comma is to make sentences easier to read and understand. They separate different elements of a sentence and specify where the reader should pause. One of the most confusing aspects of comma use is that not …[Continue]
Language Arts, Reference
About Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe was an author that wrote about mystery, murder, cannibalism and mayhem. He started writing at a young age and was able to publish his first book of poems at the age of 18. As the years passed, …[Continue]
About Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens is one of the iconic story-tellers and writers in history. With popular stories like A Tale of Two Cities, Oliver Twist, and A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens literary work is truly outstanding. Charles John Huffam Dickens is his …[Continue]
About Rudyard Kipling
The author of The Jungle Book and creator of icon characters like Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, Rudyard Kipling is one of the most praised and honored British writers of all time. Born in 1865 in Bombay, (now Mombai) and sent to be educated …[Continue]
Eight Commonly Misused Words
Cool infographic illustrating eight commonly misused words….[Continue]
If by Rudyard Kipling
by Rudyard Kipling If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too; If you …[Continue]
Two Homophone Spell Checker Poems
An Ode to the Spelling Chequer by Janet E. Byford Prays the Lord for the spelling chequer That came with our pea sea! Mecca mistake and it puts you rite Its so easy to ewes, you sea. I never used …[Continue]
About Limericks
Why is this type of poem called a Limerick? The origin of the actual name limerick for this type of poem is not really known for sure. Its usage was first documented in England in 1898, in the New English …[Continue]
