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Just Words:
The Us and Them Thing

Val's newest book
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It's now available!

 

Did I Say What I Think I Said?

Discussion of the words we use to interact with people who are not us.
Schedule a training session at your office or business now.

Based on Val's latest book: Just Words - The Us and Them Thing

Call: 253-582-5453

 

Welcome to my website and my world!

Since I was nine years old, I've been a writer (scratching words on paper). My enjoyment of music kicked in about the same time. It took many years to realize that words without music sound tinny and hollow; music without words feel incomplete.

Words speak to the mind.

Music speaks to the soul.

But ahh, to combine the two - that's the fun!

This site is created to help you put words to your music - and music to your words.

Please poke around... there's lots to learn. Browse on your own path or take a shortcut to:

The Joy of Challenge

Challenge to Word Artists

Writers love words and play with them all the time. Here's a fun game for when you're sitting in a waiting room or standing in line with time on your hands. Begin with a letter; add one letter at a time to make a new word, until you reach the target word. (e.g., a-adios: a/as/sad/dais/adios). When you get really good with the target words, see how many more you can add (for example, radios).

1. a - treat
2. u - super
3. o - honor
4. a - flames
5. e - hamper
6. i - detail
7. u - undress
8. o- erosion
9. i - elation

Have fun with this - it's not a contest!

 

Grammar For Grownups
A manual for people who have to use language in the real world.

 

Take this month's Grammar Quiz

 

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Val Dumond
P.O. Box 97124
Tacoma, WA 98497
Phone/Fax: 253.582.5453
Email: Val@valdumond.com

 

 

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