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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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…
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…
Speaker Tags ~ You Can’t Cough Speech
Speaker tags can only use verbs that can be used to create speech. Writers often get creative in their speaker…
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