As a writer, I often have to do research into grammar, punctuation and other such hoi polloi that must needs be inserted into my books and stories. To that end I am posting these two links:
The first is one I remember from years ago. It came to me again the other night when I was watching Masterpiece Mystery with Inspector Lewis. His partner made a big stink out of missplaced apostrophes. Here is an entire site dedicated to missused quotation marks (here). It's a fun read to see how folks can use them incorrectly.
The second is a site dedicated to arcane facts and answers to odd questions. As my son is now "into" dinosaurs, I will post the question of the day. You'll have to go to the site (here) for the answer. The question: Could I take down a T. rex with my Beretta 9mm pistol? If you want the answer, follow the link. (Don't mock, it actually has more to do with writing than you think, apparently there is an e-book you can buy for your Kindle dedicated to this subject, rexGun by Stephen W. Templar. It even has a five star review.)
Just two of the arrows in my writing quiver. More to come soon I'm sure.
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