
word choice - 'Written skills' or 'Writing skills'? - English Language ...
Apr 15, 2014 · Writing skills: skills which apply to writing. (Usually meaning composition and language skills, not mechanical handwriting/typing.) "Written skills", if it meant anything, would …
A single word for describing someone who's both great at writing …
May 17, 2019 · Writing and speaking are relevant to each other; they both employ words in expressing ideas. Wondering if there's an adjective for describing someone who's impressive …
nouns - Is there a word for exceptional writing? - English …
Is there a word to describe the gift of exceptional writing? Or, what would you call someone whose writing is well above average?
What is the first recorded usage of the three Rs: Reading, wRiting, …
Aug 12, 2024 · There is a mnemonic device used by elementary school teachers and students, describing three Rs: reading, writing, and arithmetic – for the literary arts and for mathematics.
The opposite of "technical skills" - English Language & Usage …
Jul 9, 2017 · Non-technical skills would simply be the exact opposite, and it has countless usage examples on Google; and a lot of the search results lead to resume writing "tips and tricks" …
If eloquent speaking is 'oratory', then eloquent writing is
Sep 3, 2018 · On the other hand, if we consider that oratory is the art of speaking, and penmanship is the art of writing, we seem to have a match, and penmanship would be the …
word choice - Differentiating between "written" and "writing"
For some reason it is written and writing. It's confusing to me. How can I remember to write them differently?
meaning - "Covered with" vs. "covered in" vs. "covered by"
I want to find out the differences in meaning among covered by, covered in, and covered with. For example, what is the difference between: covered with blood covered in blood or the difference...
grammaticality - When should I use "a" versus "an" in front of a …
Aug 13, 2010 · 0 A balanced overview to be found posted on Writing Skills [slightly reformatted and amended]: Hit or myth? Use ‘an’ before h-words Author : Catie Holdridge Posted: …
word usage - Can we use appositives before the subject? - English ...
Sep 2, 2017 · 2) Basic writing skills--good vocabulary,knowledge of grammar, sense of style can be learned by almost everyone. In (2) the series of appositives are "good vocabulary, …