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Let's face it: most of us had very little grammar instruction--or if we did, we are fuzzy on the details. And to make matters worse, not only do the rules change, but sometimes we learned half-truths or "rules" that have no basis in reality. Get It Write helps professionals feel more confident about their command of English grammar, mechanics, and usage.
For nearly 40 years, I have taught judges, attorneys, bankers, court reporters, and employees of federal and state agencies. Concurrently, I taught English at Columbia College, serving as a professor and as dean of the Division of Languages and Literatures. Since the early 1990s, I have kept a blog of articles addressing English connundrums, and today that blog boasts more than 6,000 subscribers from around the world. Year after year, Writer's Digest has named the Get It Write blog as one of the top ten online resources for writers. 

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Facts: 

(1) Any skill improves over time with regular practice. 

(2) Video is a powerful learning tool. 

This subscription offers two videos each month designed to strengthen your writing. One is a short (a few min.) reflections on an awkward, unclear, or illogical sentence or the answer to a question a subscriber has asked and may include links to more in-depth resources. Each is intended to sharpen your ability to write more professionally and effectively. 

The second is a lesson you can complete in half an hour or less. Some include practice sets. 

Over time, you will internalize strategies for effective, clear, and logical writing and master rules you were never taught in school or have forgotten. You'll also have access to all the videos in the library, so you can reinforce content as often as you wish.  

SCROLL DOWN TO SEE the videos in the library so far.

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Perhaps no other usage issue has elicited as much heated debate as the Oxford comma....

The Oxford (or Serial or Harvard) Comma