Judy Nollet
the e-Writing expert™
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Language Usage
The Article Article A Brief Look at Brevity Bullet Time The Clear Which Project Common Comma Mistake The Four Horsemen of the Apostrophe Getting Lie-Lay/Lay-Laid Good Writing Always In Style Grammar Wars: Episode 1—The Phantom Apostrophe Overcoming Initials Anxiety A String of Plurals That Is, For Example, and the Rest Verbal Misuse Watch Out for That Semi Why Me? Will the Real Verb Please Come Forward With My Compliments Wrong Gender or Wrong Number?
Re: Three little words that can make a big difference in understanding
Re: Achieving brevity without sacrificing clarity
Re: Proper use of bulleted and numbered lists
Re: When to use which and when to use that
Re: How commas and conjunctions belong together (or not)
Re: Rules for correctly using apostrophes
Re: Review of 100 Words Almost Everyone Confuses & Misuses
Re: Why proper grammar is still important; includes simple rules for when punctuation marks are next to each other
Re: Explanation of it's vs. its
Re: Acronyms, initialisms, and where to find out what they mean
Re: A look at plural nouns that may sometimes take singular verbs
Re: How to properly use common Latin abbreviations (i.e., e.g., etc.)
Re: Common yet AWFUL language
Re: How semicolons can correctly replace periods or commas
Re: When to use me and when to use I
Re: How to write more concisely by uncovering hidden verbs
Re: The difference between complimentary and complementary may mean a free bottle of wine
Re: Why it's OK to use they, them, & their as singular pronouns
