We all slip up from time to time when we write. And let’s face it, people judge us by the way we write--and the errors we make. This reference guide looks into what are perhaps the 10 most common internet searches that writers look for when puzzled by punctuation and general mechanical sentence structure. This guide takes those concerns and explains their fixes from a linguistic and stylistic point of view. It’s a real convenience having this close by when writing. If you’re pressed for time, open the table of contents, find your topic, fix it, and get on with your writing. It’s well researched and has many source notes for further research that explain the rules of American writing standards.
Among the topics explained with examples:
- Apostrophes with singular & plural possessive pronouns, regular/irregular plural nouns, and proper nouns. These are confusing to many writers.
- Comma Splices, Run-ons, and Periods.
- Are periods going out of style? And what's with the Oxford comma?
- Numbers. (Yes, numbers use has a style of its own and consistency is important.)
- Dashes and Hyphens. (To hyphenate or not? Brits commonly do, but should Americans?)
- A final checklist before publication.
25 pages.
Among the topics explained with examples:
- Apostrophes with singular & plural possessive pronouns, regular/irregular plural nouns, and proper nouns. These are confusing to many writers.
- Comma Splices, Run-ons, and Periods.
- Are periods going out of style? And what's with the Oxford comma?
- Numbers. (Yes, numbers use has a style of its own and consistency is important.)
- Dashes and Hyphens. (To hyphenate or not? Brits commonly do, but should Americans?)
- A final checklist before publication.
25 pages.
