Are You Likely or Apt to Read This?
Here are four words that are often confused: apt, likely, prone, liable. Their differences are a bit subtle, but they…
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This Blog Comprises Three Short Paragraphs
Okay, this is going to be a short but concise post here. Repeat after me: “The whole comprises the parts…
To Italicize or Not to Italicize? A Rule of Thumb
Writers need to know what types of terms are put in italics. Think in terms of relative size. Shorter works…
Are You Coordinating?
I think one of the more subtle problems in punctuation is understanding a coordinate adjective and when to use a…
Do You Know When to Use (Those) Parentheses?
Parentheses sometimes confuse writers. When you want to put something in parentheses within a sentence, the ending punctuation goes outside…
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