Pact, my employer, uses AP Style, which favors brevity over anything else. Actually, the entire field of international development is moving toward using AP, an initiative led by USAID. Putting aside my other feelings about AP style in our field (e.g., how are we supposed to cite our sources?!), there is one entry in the APContinueContinue reading “You can have the Oxford comma when you pry it from my cold, dead hands.”
Category Archives: Writing & Editing Memes
Who is “she”?
One of my past editing instructors loved giving us grammar lessons about pronoun usage and why placement matters, so this issue has been drilled into my brain! I saw this on Facebook today and thought it was a great example. Technically, Amanda has the problem because pronouns refer to the closest preceding noun, no matterContinueContinue reading “Who is “she”?”
Proper Punctuation Matters
I’ve seen quite a few memes over the last year or so that highlight the importance of properly placed punctuation (say that three times fast 😉 ). Here are a couple of my favorites… (from the blog Bilinguish) (from Adult ESL Jobs) P.S., Grammerly is one of my favorite go-to sites for all things grammar.ContinueContinue reading “Proper Punctuation Matters”
10 Words and Phrases that Too Many Folks Say Incorrectly
Yes! And, I would like to add a couple more… repour → rapport alterior motive → ulterior motive Do you have any particular pet peeve words or phrases that everyone seems to use incorrectly? Add them in the comments or email me and I’ll post them here! This meme was posted on the Grammarly Facebook Page
Clean Composition by Rachel Elrom 