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Simply dashing part one: the em dash
Welcome to part one of a three-part series about horizontal fun in the punctuation department: the em dash, the en dash, and the hyphen. Through this series, you’ll learn the difference between these marks and when to use which one. … Continue reading
Military titles and AP Style
Since today is Memorial Day, a U.S. holiday commemorating soldiers who died in the line of duty, we’ll be discussing military titles and their abbreviations. The Associated Press Stylebook lists rules to follow when referring to military titles. 1. Capitalize … Continue reading
Posted in grammar, in the news, punctuation, style issues
Tagged AP Style, military, punctuation
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Emails and hyphens and little snails? Oh my!
Lesson: Recent AP style changes This is going to be a tough change for me. Since I took high school typing class, every time I go to type the word email, my finger automatically treks to the hyphen key. But … Continue reading
Posted in etymology, in the news, punctuation, style issues
Tagged AP Style, foreign language, punctuation, slang
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Gadhafi? Qaddafi? Kadafi? The spelling mystery revealed!
You say Moamar el Gaddafi. I say Moammar Khadafy. Somebody says Moamer El Kazzafi?! According to an ABC news blog, there are at least 112 ways to spell the Libyan leader’s name. With the continuation of the United States’ and … Continue reading
Posted in foreign language, in the news
Tagged AP Style, Arabic, style issues, translation
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