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Some of these feel like they have the function of the human appendix... Apparently useful in the past, but now a collection spot for sudden linguistic disaster.

Welcome to the next topic in our fun Grammar Guide series. This week are are hopping into the fun world of English Verb Tenses. English has three basic verb tenses: Past - actions that occurred in the past Present - actions that are occurring at the moment Future - actions that will occur in the future. In English, these 3 basic verb tenses each have 4 aspects and this means, (if you're keeping up with the math), 12 verb tenses. Simple - actions that are usual or repeated Progressive - actions that are ongoing Perfect - actions that are completed Perfect Progressive - actions that will be completed at a definitive time Examples: Past Simple - I walked to the library Progressive - I was walking to the library Perfect - I had walked to the library Perfect Progressive - I had been walking to the library. Present Simple - I walk to the library. Progressive - I am walking to the library. Perfect - I have walked to the library. Prefect Progressive - I have been walking to the library. Future Simple - I will walk to the library. Progressive - I will be walking to the library. Perfect - I will have walked to the library. Perfect Progressive - I will have been walking to the library. Important Take Away In English, only two verb tenses can be formed from the verb by itself: past and present. All other tenses require a form of have, will, or be as a helping or auxiliary verb. Cool Tip from the Infographic Guide to Grammar - Test your verb tenses by starting your intended sentence with Yesterday, Today, or Tomorrow, to check your past, present, and future tenses respectively. "Today, I walk to the library." "Yesterday, I walked to the library." "Tomorrow, I will walk to the library" References: Kern, Jara. (2020). The Infographic Guide to Grammar. Adams Media Venolia, Jan. (2001). Write Right! (4th ed.). Ten Speed Press

It is an unfortunate reality that trolls exist at all. Unfortunately, social media has give nuclear weapons to dysfunctional toddlers that should not be allowed near nerf guns. Companies have destroyed themselves, their markets, their products, their fandoms, and everything else chasing this woke stupidity driven by the Twitter Karens. We just want to focus on great stories. Write them. Post them. Read them. Review them. Mix. Repeat. Let's avoid leaving out trollbait and focus on the writing.

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@CincyKris Since you enjoyed Tests of the Blood... This trilogy, especially the first book, "Magic's Pawn" is a great gay fantasy novel.

There has been a linguistical trend towards some words considered plural as singular use for some time now. When I was in school, the proper grammar was "To each his or her own." Where most people accept "to each their own" now where it may be singular or plural or gender neutral. This was true in my geographical location for speaking for at least 30 years now. But for the purposes of this discussion, Pronouns take the place of a noun. We can leave to the greater zeitgeist to determine what gets used for gender neutral pronouns long term and clarify the grammar rules accordingly. Language is always in flux and varies by region and that's why we have linguists.

Welcome back! Last week we covered Adverbs and had a great little chat. We also touched on a way to spot "Show vs Tell" using adverb tells. This week, we hit pronouns. A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun, usually for added variety and to avoid repetition. Pronouns come in 8 different classifications, almost all of which make good "Words of the Day": Personal - represent people, places or things Examples: I, me, you, he, she, they, her, it, we, us, them, they, him I walked the dog. He barked at the cat. She ran away from the barking dog. Possessive- shows ownership yours, mine, hers, his, theirs, ours "That human is mine," said the cat. That dog is ours. Demonstrative - Points to something this, that, those, these These cats have fur. Those cats don't have fur. Relative - relate one part of the sentence to the other who, whom, which, that, whose The boy who was horny hooked up with a friend. Reflexive - emphasize or reflect back to someone or something else myself, himself, herself, yourself, etc You must look at yourself in the mirror. Indefinite - refers to a non-specific number to replace the noun(s) All, any, everybody, everything, few, many, etc Nobody was at work. Everyone stayed home. Reciprocal - express mutual action each other, one another The boys yelled to each other across the playground. Interrogative - asks a question who, what, whom What can I do in an emergency? Thanks for checking out this week's blog. Drop some comments below. Are you finding these topics useful? References: Kern, Jara. (2020). The Infographic Guide to Grammar. Adams Media Venolia, Jan. (2001). Write Right! (4th ed.). Ten Speed Press

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If you makes you feel better, I am a horror show when it comes to commas. @Cia edits for me, posts included, and is always telling me about my missing commas. I do check for the Oxford comma though, otherwise she's really clobber me