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Capitalize names of holidays such as “Thanksgiving” but lowercase adjectives like “happy” within a larger sentence. - I wished her a happy Thanksgiving. Style standalone, personal greetings as you like. #greetings #writing #EnglishTips #Thanksgiving editorsmanual.com/articles/holid…
There’s no apostrophe in “Veterans Day.” ✅ Veterans Day ❌ Veteran’s Day ❌ Veterans’ Day The word “Veterans” in the name of this holiday is considered a descriptive rather than a possessive term. editorsmanual.com/articles/veter… #AmEditing #writing #VeteransDay #EnglishTips
To form the possessive of a name ending in “s,” you can add an apostrophe and another “s” or just an apostrophe. Both styles are acceptable. ✅ Charles’s crown ✅ Charles’ crown #AmEditing #Editing #Writing #EnglishTips editorsmanual.com/articles/posse…
“Major Style Manuals for Editors and Writers” in the Editor’s Manual: editorsmanual.com/posts/major-st… # via @EditorsManual #AmEditing
Don't use scare quotes for emphasis. Use them to show nonstandard use of a word or imply irony, skepticism, or disdain. - This button allows you to “poke” the user. - Oh, was he “busy” again? - They've issued an “apology.” #AmEditing #writing #Halloween editorsmanual.com/articles/scare…
Both of these are correct, depending on the style you follow: ✅ Indigenous Peoples’ Day ✅ Indigenous Peoples Day If you use an apostrophe, place it after and not before the “s” in “peoples.” ❌ Indigenous People’s Day #AmEditing #writing #EnglishTips editorsmanual.com/articles/indig…
When you write about wishing someone on their special day, don't capitalize common nouns and adjectives (like “birthday” and “happy”). ❌ I wished her a Happy Birthday. ✅ I wished her a happy birthday. #AmEditing #writing #EnglishTips editorsmanual.com/articles/festi…
Write “Mother’s Day” with an apostrophe before “s.” Capitalize both words in the name of the holiday. ❌ I called her on *mothers day*. ✅ I called her on *Mother’s Day*. #AmEditing #writing #EnglishTips editorsmanual.com/articles/mothe…
“One in” followed by a number (“one in five”) is grammatically singular but may be used with plural verbs since it refers not to one thing but a proportion. ✅ One in five adults *is* happy. ✅ One in five people *are* lonely. #AmEditing #EnglishTips editorsmanual.com/articles/one-i…
3/1/23 is “March 1” in US style (month-day-year) but “3 January” in British (day-month-year). With all-numeric dates, the ISO date format (YYYY-MM-DD) can help avoid confusion in international settings: 2023-03-01. #AmEditing editorsmanual.com/articles/dates…
Coordinating conjunctions are often interrupted by an intervening phrase or clause (“and if …”). But where do the commas go? We’ll explore some options, this week at CMOS Shop Talk. #ChicagoStyle #AmEditing #AmWriting cmosshoptalk.com/2023/01/24/pun…
Tip: "Just as you have learned to check what you write for spelling, grammar, and wordiness, practice rereading your work for preconceptions about groups of people"—from Chapter 5: Bias-Free Language Guidelines Learn more at apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-… #APAStyle #APA7
Place a period inside parentheses if they enclose an entire sentence, but outside if the parenthetical text is part of a larger sentence. ✅ Cats love cheese. (They also like pizza.) *but* ✅ Cats love cheese (and pizza). #AmEditing #writing #EnglishTips editorsmanual.com/articles/punct…
Biannual means twice a year and is a synonym for the word semiannual. Biennial means every two years.
Q. “Flyer” or “flier”? Please take a stand! Q. You wouldn’t write “lineeditor,” so why “copyeditor”? Q. What is the plural of “chef’s coat”? We answer these and other #ChicagoStyle questions in the January Q&A at CMOS Online. chicagomanualofstyle.org/qanda/latest.h…
How many words? #Authors, that’s an important question for your manuscript. Laurel Kallenbach gives an answer & tells you why you should care. HERE, on the Boulder Editors blog: bouldereditors.org/2022/09/19/cou…. @self_pub_school #writing #writerslife #publishing wp.me/p9KGDV-O5
Although the day is called “New Year’s Day,” the greeting contains neither an “s” nor an apostrophe: ❌ Happy New Year's! ❌ Happy New Years! ✅ Happy New Year! *but* ❌ New Year Day ❌ New Years Day ✅ New Year's Day #AmEditing #writing #EnglishTips editorsmanual.com/articles/apost…
Read “North, South, East, West: Are Directions Capitalized?” in the Editor’s Manual: editorsmanual.com/articles/capit… #EnglishTips #LearnEnglish #writing via @EditorsManual
Commas, parentheses, and dashes can all enclose parenthetical text. - Use commas to integrate additional info into the flow of your sentence. - Use parentheses to set off it off from the main text. - Use dashes to make it stand out. #AmEditing #writing editorsmanual.com/articles/comma…
Some verbs (like “love”) can take both an infinitive and a gerund as object. ✅She loves *to read*. ✅She loves *reading*. Others can take one or the other. ✅He wants to read. ❌He wants reading. ❌I suggest to read. ✅I suggest reading. #LearnEnglish editorsmanual.com/articles/infin…
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