Kelly Tessena Keck

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Tech writer and editor with a master's degree in English, formerly a middle school English teacher.

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Mar 15	answered	What is the proper way to spell “inspiraysh”?
Dec 10	comment	Number agreement when using “(s)” for optional plural Are you asking whether the singular or plural should be used or whether or not to use the article when using (s)?
Oct 30	comment	Why is a black eye called a “shiner”? Could it simply be that a big black, blue, or purple mark around your eye looks shiny? (Edit, I noticed you mentioned that as a possibility and that you hadn't noticed the skin as shiny. Looking at a couple pictures of black eyes online, the light does seem to reflect a little differently than off unbruised skin, giving a little bit of a shine. (It might also be that it's not actually shinier, but the color contrast draws your eye to it.)
Oct 3	answered	What's wrong with this sentence?
Sep 26	revised	“To support”, “in support of” and “in support for” Updated to add mention of the 3rd possibility & give a clear choice.
Sep 26	comment	“To support”, “in support of” and “in support for” I don't think your final examples quite work. It's not using "in support for" as a phrase the same way "in support of" is used. Instead "support" is the object of the preposition "in" with a second prepositional phrase, "for the war," modifying "support."
Sep 26	awarded	Commentator
Sep 26	comment	Compound adjectives functioning as adverbs modifying other adjectives; is it possible and grammatical? Downvoted because it's incorrect. Yes, flat adverbs exist, but that doesn't mean every adjective can be used as an adverb. Breathtaking isn't used as an adverb in any source I can find.
Sep 26	awarded	Critic
Sep 24	answered	Compound adjectives functioning as adverbs modifying other adjectives; is it possible and grammatical?
Sep 21	answered	Perspired as a passive verb?
Sep 19	awarded	Nice Answer
Sep 19	answered	“To support”, “in support of” and “in support for”
Sep 17	comment	Is it correct to change the common structure in these phrasal verbs? @FumbleFingers, good point.
Sep 17	answered	“I see someone every two days”
Sep 17	answered	When is it appropriate to use 'the' instead of a possessive determiner?
Sep 14	answered	Word for getting service from friends/family unofficially
Sep 7	revised	“thanks to (command)” Caps & punctuation. Put "for" and "to" in quotes for clarity & consistency.
Sep 7	suggested	suggested edit on “thanks to (command)”
Sep 7	comment	Is it correct to change the common structure in these phrasal verbs? Oh! It's not the phrasal verb itself, but whether the object is a noun or a pronoun! Is that a hard, fast rule? For example, "My wife backed up her sister," sounds "off" to me, but "Please help out Karen," seems fine.