flubs2fixes – By Word of Beth

A Word with Beth — about Me, Myself and I (Part Two)

By Beth | May 18, 2014 |

As I indicated last month, the Owl really gets his grammar feathers in a twist when it comes to the use and misuse of the word Myself. In an attempt to smooth the Owl’s feathers, I’d like to mention a few of the ways Myself is abused in conversation, writing, and speech-making, and suggest alternatives.

A Word with Beth — No Lies about Lie and Lay

By Beth | March 16, 2014 |

The owl who gives a hoot about grammar is back this month, as I talk about a couple of words that lay traps for the unwary, then lie in wait for the traps to be sprung. 😉 While some might say that the language is evolving, and we shouldn’t worry about the mix-ups in usage,…

A Word with Beth about Quotation Mark Quandaries

By Beth | January 19, 2014 |

It’s the third Monday of the month, and that means it’s time to look at a grammatical question sent in by one of my readers. Today’s question has us looking at quotation marks. My thanks to the reader who sent this in. Here’s the question: I know when there’s a quotation, the end punctuation goes…

A Word with Beth about Puzzling Punctuation

By Beth | December 15, 2013 |

Welcome to the first post of my new monthly Question and Answer series on grammar and word usage, “A Word With Beth.” In this series, I will do my best to answer questions sent to me by you, my readers, on the grammar and word use questions that have been perplexing you. To send a…

Ready… Set… Copy Edit!

By Beth | November 10, 2013 |

I’m very happy to be posting this today! You may or may not know that I had a slight delay in getting my Flubs 2 Fixes Copy Editing and Proofreading service off the ground. That delay is over, and I am now able to offer my services as noted in the Services for Writers —…

Introducing “Flubs 2 Fixes”

By Beth | September 30, 2013 |

I am pleased to announce that as of today, Tuesday, October 1, 2013, I am launching my freelance copy-editing and proofreading service for writers! Yes, this is the news I hinted at yesterday. As I say in my introduction page (in the drop-down menu above), have you ever hit send on a document, or put…