How to Write a Good Topic Sentence

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How to Write a Good Topic Sentence Your topic sentence is the key to making the rest of the essay flow from your fingertips to the page. Once you’ve got this figured out, you’ll know where your essay is going and what structure it will have. ...Read More 09/22/2016 10:35pm View           Anyway or Anyways? Anabell asks, "It is correct or incorrect to say 'anyways' to someone? As in 'Anyways, call me later!' 'Anyways' sounds like nails on a chalkboard to me." The correct word is anyway, which is probably why the sound of anyways bothers you so much. Here are two examples of anyway being used correctly: Anyway, call me later.   ...Read More 09/21/2016 10:33pm View               FROM QUICK AND DIRTY TIPS Get More Grammar Girl Visit the website. Subscribe to the Grammar Girl podcast at iTunes or via RSS. Find Grammar Girl books, gear, and more at the Quick and Dirty Tips store. Have Questions? Search the Quick and Dirty Tips website. We have more than 600 articles about grammar and language. There's a good chance your question has already been covered.                 Best wishes, (and the Quick and Dirty Tips Team)                 Want more tips? If this was forwarded to you by a friend and you'd like to receive future tips, you can sign up here. Please don't use the subscribe/unsubscribe link at the bottom of the page because this will overwrite your friend's subscription. (If this came directly to you, you can use the subscribe/unsubscribe link below to manage your subscription.)                 FOLLOW ME

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