Category Archive: K-12

Jun 01

Hyphens

I don’t know how many times I’ve gotten points knocked off of a paper’s score because of hyphen misuse.  Here are a few golden rules:

  • If you aren’t sure a compound noun is two words, look it up!  The dictionary is one of the best friends you could ever have.  If your new best friend doesn’t have the word, use a hyphen.
  • When using more than one adjective as a single thought, use a hyphen to separate them before the noun.
  • If you can correctly use ‘and’ between two adjectives, do so and skip the hyphen.
  • For numbers, always hyphenate the compound numerals when writing them out.

Those are a few of the rules that won’t steer you wrong.

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Apr 12

Welcome WIRFY Partner Total Tutor!

Writing It Right For You is pleased to announce our partnership with Total Tutor.

Total Tutor provides caring educational and therapeutic support services for youngsters from birth to college age. Their mission is to help children and young adults reach their full potential using certified teachers and therapists in a one-on-one individualized, in-home setting.

Neil Haley, CEO of Total Tutor, has been working with children in a variety of settings for over 10 years. Because so many of WIRFY’s clients are students, we feel that our alliance with Total Tutor is a natural fit for our customers, and we look forward to referring clients to each other who may benefit from our partner’s services.

Total Tutor shares his expertise on education via The Total Education Network, which airs programs 7 days a week on www.blogtalkradio.com/totaltutor. Visit the site for a complete directory of programming and times, as well as to listen on demand to selected previous programs. One featured weekly program is The Total Education Hour, a talk show featuring discussions on local and national education news, as well as interviews with informative guests from the education community – teachers, parents, principals, therapists, professors, and service providers. The program provides tips for parents, students, and educators and allows listeners to call in with questions about education. The Total Education Hour can also be heard weekly on Fridays at 4:30 PM on WRCT 88.3 FM in Pittsburgh.

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