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We all enjoy a good guffaw on the interweb, but when it comes to writing, the art of the joke requires serious study. While Miss Applesassy claims no fame as a netisphere comediane, she can offer some basic lessons on the anatomy of a joke. First comes the set up. A sentence or two as [...]
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(Image credits: Speedbump.com) Miss Applesassy loves the blog world, but cautions against socializing with trolls. TROLL is a term for an argumentative sort of blogger who uses anonymity and alias to infiltrate user communities and cause trouble. These people are of a neanderthal mindset, and should be ignored at all times. DO NOT engage them. [...]
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1) Use the active rather than passive voice. 2) Be like Hemingway. Shorten your sentences. 3) Eliminate “THAT” word. The word “That” is largely over used. Often it can be replaced with a simple coma. When you proof read, go through your essay looking for the word “That” and see how many times you can [...]
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Courtesy of Merriam-Webster On Line Miss AppleSassy chortles over the top ten words of 2008 not found in the dictionary. How Linguitastical! ginormous (adj): bigger than gigantic and bigger than enormous confuzzled (adj): confused and puzzled at the same time woot (interj): an exclamation of joy or excitement chillax (v): chill out/relax, hang out with [...]
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A Life Saving Exchange My fourth grade daughter was in CRISIS!!!! She was supposed to memorize the poem “Too Many Amanda’s” by Loris Lesynski. She forgot the poem, and left it at school. “MOTHERRRRR, WHAT am I going to DOOOOOOOO?” She cried, (at eight pm Sunday night.) “You could e-mail the author.” Thus began a charming [...]
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