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Tip #423:  Seasonable vs. Seasonal:

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Tip #423:  Seasonable vs. Seasonal:  Are winter jobs seasonable?  No, they are seasonal.  The difference:  “Seasonable” means “suitable to the season or circumstances”; “seasonal” means “related or connected to the season.”  So, while flowers in May are seasonable, employment levels are seasonal.

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This week’s quiz:

Choose the correct word:

  1. She went (in to/into) make an announcement.
  2. The restaurant is known for (its/it’s) fine food.
  3. She had an (ingenious/ingenuous) solution that helped solve the problem.

Comments from our readers:

Comments about tip #422:

Janice Doyle commented:  Hi, there.  We copy editors are picky people, aren't we?  I can't help pointing out that the second sentence in your explanation of "Affect" lacks parallel structure. Further, in each of her examples except 4, 5 and 6, Laurie has chosen the wrong "effect", her first example uses an incorrect pronoun, and her fourth example uses "digested" for "ingested into" (and the phrase "every drug and alcohol" needs work).  Etcetera. Now I expect someone will find something to pick at in my message!

Jean Lennox commented: 

I found the information about communication problems in Canada interesting, but not really surprising - at least not when you check out the website of the consultancy who did the survey (Communcare). It says: "If you like to find out more about you can address these communication challenges, please contact us at .....". If that's how a communication consultancy writes, pity the rest of the population?

Quote of the week:

“Provision for others is the fundamental responsibility of human life.”  (Woodrow Wilson, 20th century American President)

My answer to this week's exercise:

  1. She went (in to) make an announcement.
  2. The restaurant is known for (its) fine food.
  3. She had an (ingenious) solution that helped solve the problem.  (clever or inventive)

To send the above exercise answers to Gloria for her comments and review,  copy the questions,  paste  them into an email, answer them,  and send to Marsha@basic-learning.com.

 

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