Archives for the ‘Style’ Category
- Quotation Marks, Apostrophes, and Other Raised Symbols
- A Guide to Vertical Lists
- A Guide to Abbreviations
- Words as Words
- 3 Cases of Poorly Constructed Points and Counterpoints
- 3 Examples of Erroneous Case Style
- 5 Types of Usage Errors
- When Jargon Fails
- A Capitalization Cheat Sheet
- Misuse of Connective Symbols with Numbers
- 5 Examples of Repetition and Redundancy
- Proper Parallel Construction of Sentences with “Not,” “Neither,” and “No Longer”
- How to Refer to Monetary Amounts
- 3 Easy Ways to Write More Concisely
- 3 Cases of Inconsistent Wording in Lists
- 3 Examples of Mismatched Inflectional Endings
- Resolving Both Passive Construction and Verbosity
- 3 Cases of Improving Writing Through Combination
- 3 Cases of Nonequivalent List Items
- 3 Problems with Introducing Sayings and Questions
- Capitalization of Names of Academic Disciplines
- 3 Problematic Parentheticals
- 3 Examples of Strengthening Parallel Structure
- 3 Sentences That Confuse Instead of Explain
- 3 Common Errors When Using Numbers
- 3 Ways to Make Sentences More Concise
- 3 Cases of “Not Only . . . but Also” Variations
- 3 Sentences That Lack a Word to Achieve Parallel Structure
- 3 Sentences That Present Obstacles to Comprehension
- When in Doubt, Leave Scare Quotes Out
- 3 Problematic Parallel Lists
- 5 Cases of Awkward Appositives
- Restrictive and Unrestrictive Use of “Such As”
- 3 Cases of Poorly Constructed Short Lists
- 3 Cases of Confused Connections
- The Article “The” in Geographical Names
- “Non-Hyphenation” Is a Nonstarter
- 3 Cases of Superfluous Wording
- How to Resolve Awkward Identifying Descriptions
- 5 Types of Conciseness Solutions
- 3 “Not Only . . . but Also” Errors with a Choice of Solutions
- 5 Types of Conditionals
- 3 Cases Where One Word Makes a Difference
- Mr. and Mrs. and More
- 3 Faulty Constructions of In-Line Lists
- Rules About Treatment of Numbers
- Capitalizing and Punctuating Quotations
- Using Repetition to Produce Parallel Structure
- 3 Clumsy Compositions
- 3 Cases of Faulty Organization of In-Line Lists
- 5 More Sentences Rendered More Concise
- The Functions of Boldface
- 3 More Rules for Producing Consistent Content
- 3 More Sentences Lacking One Word to Be Correct
- Abbreviations in Science and Technology
- Achieving Parallel Structure in Sentences with Parenthesis
- Geographical Abbreviation
- Abbreviation with Names and of Titles
- General Rules About Abbreviations
- Proper Word Order to Enable Parallel Structure
- Building Sentences That Support the Use of “Rather”
- 3 Types of Errors in Treatment of Numbers
- When to Capitalize Words for Points of the Compass
- Points About Bullet (and Other) Lists
- 3 Common Mistakes When Presenting Quotations
- 5 Sentences Rendered More Concise
- 3 Sentence Stumbles
- The “Only” Place
- 5 Awkward Sentences
- 5 Types of Errors When Representing Numbers
- 5 Types of Awkward Wording to Avoid
- 3 Questions About Emphasis
- That Is vs. Which Is
- 3 Ways to Double Up When Converting Passive Constructions to Active Ones
- 3 Sentences That Cause Confusion
- 3 Strategies for Combining Sentences
- When to Abbreviate, Etc.
- 5 Ways to Make a Sentence More Concise
- 7 Forms of Emphasis in Writing
- Writing About Dogs
- 5 Cases of Colliding Article Functions
- What Word, or Which Word, Should You Use?
- The Courteous Conjunction “That”
- 5 Faulty “Not Only . . . But Also” Sentences
- 5 Ways to Combine Sentences
- Scare Quotes and Sneer Words
- 5 Types of Redundancy
- How to Address a Stranger
- Parallel Structure Supports Meaning
- 3 Cases of Faulty Parallel Structure of Negation
- Time to Retire “Political Correctness”
- 3 Parallel-Structure Problems
- Promptly Acknowledge Affiliation to Provide Context
- 3 Cases of Sentence-Composition Confusion
- 7 Redundant Adjectives
- Using “Pharma Bro” and Other Pop-Culture Epithets
- A Handout About Compound Words
- Due Date For or Due Date Of?
- Introducing Examples
- Gendered Pronouns
- Capitalizing the Elements of a Compound Word in a Title
- These Ones vs. Those Ones
- Returning a Call and Replying to a Message
- Bulleted Lists
- When To Keep “That”
- No More Conventional Antonyms
- Work of Art Titles
- A Double Negative Is Not Always UnOK
- Champion Is a Transitive Verb
- Negative Guilt Syndrome
- Hyphenating More + Adjective
- Do You Really Need That “Different”?
- Fitting Quotations
- Versus and Its Abbreviations
- Both vs. Neither
- Absolutely!
- Inflecting OK
- Beginning a Sentence with And or But
- Avoid Awkward Joint Possessives
- Don’t Do Due Diligence
- There’s A Style Guide for That
- Driver License vs. Driver’s License
- Formatting Book Titles in the Digital Age
- Up Style and Down Style
- True and False Ranges
- A Chance of Showers
- Imbue
- Gonna, Gotta, Wanna
- Overloading While
- Do You Really Need That Very?
- Hyphenating Prefixes
- The Delayed Subject with There
- Is U.S. a Noun?
- Nominalized Verbs
- Circumlocution
- Is Software a Mass Noun?
- Neither… or?
- Nothing wrong with Hopefully as Modal Adjunct
- Indirect Quotations
- Transition Words
- Double Negatives to Avoid
- Answers to Questions About Plurals #2
- Leaving Out “That”
- Reduce the Use of “Of”
- 3 Types of Awkward References to Numbers
- Answers to Questions About Usage #3
- State Names and Abbreviations
- Answers to Questions About Formatting
- Avoid Gratuitous Capitalization
- Answers to More Questions About Usage
- Should “Light Bulb” Be One Word, or Two?
- Breaking Style
- How to Rename or Define
- Quantify References to Elapsed Time
- 3 Disagreements About How to Use “Either” and “Neither”
- 5 Examples of How Hyphens Help
- What to Do When a Possessive Blocks Punctuation
- Watch for Visually Distracting Phrases
- 3 More Answers to Questions About Capitalization
- “Least,” “Less,” “More,” and “Most”
- “All Are Not” Should Usually Be “Not All”
- Combining Sentences
- How to Refer to Former and Future States
- 5 Sentences with Problematic Parallelism in Lists
- 3 Types of Headings
- More Answers to Questions About Capitalization
- How to Style Alphabetical Letters
- How to Identify People by Name
- Shift Syntax to Strengthen Sentences
- How to Style Titles of Print and Online Publications
- Use a Dash for Number Ranges
- 5 Examples of Proper Style for Proper Nouns
- Answers to Questions About Usage
- 10 Types of Transitions
- Solutions for Wordy Phrasing
- Responses to Questions About Capitalization
- Capitalization Rules for Names of Historical Periods and Movements
- Ten Ways to Avoid Gender Bias
- 3 Answers to Questions About Capitalization
- How to Revise Bullet Lists for Grammatical Consistency
- 5 “Not This . . . But That” Parallelism Problems
- 5 Compound-Word Corrections
- 5 Answers to Questions About Direct Address
- Answers to Questions About Tense
- 5 Cases of Premature Reference
- How to Style Profanity
- 5 Parallelism Problems in In-Line Lists
- How to Correct an Awkward Interruptive Phrase
- Answers to Questions About Abbreviations
- Compound Words in Technological Contexts
- Fragmentary Sentences and Sentence Fragments
- 30 Problem Words and Phrases
- 5 Verbose Sentences Made Shorter
- 5 Errors of Restriction
- The Difference Between Appositives and Descriptions
- 3 Cases of Distracting Usage
- 7 Examples of Valid Passive Construction
- Apostrophe Placement in Proper Names
- 3 Types of Accidental Writing to Avoid
- Loaded Language
- 5 Sentences That Should Save the Best Until Last
- How to Ride the Euphemistic Treadmill
- Calculate Your Average Sentence Length
- 5 Problems with Parallelism
- 5 Sentence-Folding Fixes
- Directions for Direct Address
- Are Names of Sports Teams and Bands Singular, or Plural?
- How Should You Refer to a Cultural Era?
- 5 Adjective Stacks, and How to Level Them
- 7 “You Know What I Meant” Mistakes
- The Name Is Not the Thing
- A Short Quiz About Partial Quotations
- 5 Number Problems
- Coping with Quotations
- Descriptions and Prescriptions
- Courtesy Titles and Honorifics
- Write How You Write, Not How You Speak
- A Few Rounds About Bullet Lists
- Is Identifying a Person’s Age Necessary?
- Tips About 10 Technological Terms
- Exercise Your Editing with This Exercise
- How to Format Captions
- How to Format Subheads
- How to Format Reader-Friendly Headlines
- Picking Your Perfect Title
- How to Style Numbers as Physical Dimensions
- What to Do When Words Appear Twice in a Row
- How to Style Compounds After the Noun
- 5 Tips for Styling Numbers
- How to Format Block Quotations
- How to Choose Between “Into” or “Onto” and Their Two-Word Forms
- How to Build Your Own Style Guide
- Capitalization Rules for the Names of Games
- How to Style Legislative Terms
- How to Style Names of Food
- How to Style Numbers
- A Guide to Colloquial Contractions
- How to Refer to Governmental Administrative Bodies
- When to Capitalize Words for Compass Points
- En Dashes Clarify Compound Phrasal Adjectives
- How to Indicate Unspoken and Indirect Discourse
- How to Treat Geological and Astronomical Terms
- Tips for Treating Titles of People
- The Perils of Slinging Slang
- 5 Rules for Using Logic to Order Lists
- 7 Advisories About Abbreviations
- Beware of Buzzword Bingo
- Here’s How to Treat Attribution, He Said
- 5 Rules for Run-In Lists
- How to Refer to Time
- Where to Place the Possessive Apostrophe in a Surname
- How to Style Titles of Compositions
- Find the Right Word for the Job
- Avoid Capital Offenses When Using Job Titles
- Initialisms and Acronyms
- Rules for Capitalization in Titles
- Capitalizing Titles of People and Groups