Some Messages for Mr. Zorro
There are some words and phrases that I want a bell to go off in your head (ding, ding, ding,) whenever you think about using them. You use them okay sometimes, but sometimes you should be using other words instead. Right now I am thinking of the following:
l. SECONDARY
2. ASIDE FROM
Let's take them one at a time. First the word "secondary": The Declaration of Independence and The Constitution of the United States are two important documents in United States history. However, The Declaration of Independence is SECONDARY in importance to the Constitution of the United States because the Constitution is the body of laws that governs all of us, while the Declaration was a document saying that we should be independent of the rule of Great Britain. Thus, we use "SECONDARY" wnen we can point to something else being "PRIMARY". ("PRIMARY"=First)The Constitution is the primary document, and the Declaration is the secondary document in importance. (Usually the words "secondary" and "importance" are close to each other in the sentence.)
.....Next..."Aside from" There really isn't anything wrong with it. I just don't like it. That's not a very good explanation, is it. Well, what can I say. Use the word BESIDES instead of "aside from" if you have a choice. Aside from that Mr. Zorro, you are doing fine! Write a blog and give me something to correct. (When you can do it well, I will stand aside.)
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