capitalization
January 20, 2023

A Capitalization Cheat Sheet

Capitalization is a bewilderingly complex issue, with many rules and exceptions. This post outlines the basic, most common guidelines for capitalization, with examples. Academic degrees: Lowercase—“bachelor’s degree”; capitalize entirety of most abbreviations (with a few exceptions, including PhD and DLitt) Academic disciplines: Capitalize only

punctuation marks apostrophe -s
January 6, 2023

Grammar Rules: When to Use Apostrophe-S

Knowing when to use an apostrophe and when to use apostrophe -s can be tricky. Though this perplexing punctuation problem looks easy to crack through, many writers misuse it. Sometimes, it’s hard to distinguish ‘its’ from ‘it’s’, and you

grammar errors
July 22, 2022

7 Grammar and Copy Mistakes Almost Every Writer Makes

When it comes to demonstrating good grammar, writers and editors, or any other communications professional, must excel. Careless copy could be the difference between getting your article or pitch red-penned or just flat-out rejected. “That written piece you turn

word art showing grammar and related terms
February 23, 2022

Grammar Rules for Effective Writing

For language students, learning the rules of grammar is one of the most boring parts of language learning. Grammar is not easy to learn, let alone master. Writers, editors, and proofreaders must make a lifelong commitment to learning the

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