Parallel Structure
Often our writing includes lists. If these lists are to be logical and readable, the items in them must be parallel with one another. That...
Passive Voice and Active Voice
If you use a word processing software’s grammar checker, you have probably seen a green squiggly line at some point indicating that your verb was...
Using Numbers, including Percentages
Style manuals do not agree on the issue of when writers should spell out numbers and when they should use numerals. And even a single...
Typing Characters That Don’t Appear on the Keyboard
One of the many advantages personal computers have over typewriters is that we can type a whole host of useful characters that are not visible...
Hyphens, En Dashes and Em Dashes: When to Use Them and How to Type Them
The hyphen, the em dash, and the en dash are all horizontal marks of varying lengths. Each functions quite differently from the others. Below are...
