Serial Commas Are Serious Stuff
Serial commas are commas that separate items in a series and in particular pertain to the use of a comma…
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Whom Shall I Say?
If you’re like me, you get who and whom mixed up. I often have to stop and reword the sentence…
Hyphenation–Not-So-Easy-to-Understand Rules
I think the most errors I see when editing manuscripts have to do with hyphenation. In an earlier post, I…
What Time Is It?
I see a lot of confusion about when to spell out the time of day and when to show it…
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…
More Confusion
Here are are few more sets of words that get confused by writers that you might want to put in…
He Said, She Said
Here’s a worthy bit of advice–only use speaker tags when needed. Too many writers feel they have to put “he…
Keeping Up with the Joneses
Apostrophes seem to give people a hard time. I’m not sure why. I have to restrain myself when I see…
Numbers and Numerals Count
A few handy rules about numbers and numerals: Don’t put the letter A in front of numeric values. Don’t say,…
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