Have you ever lost interest while reading something long-winded and rambling? You aren’t alone. Concise writing means using the fewest words possible to convey an idea clearly. There’s a reason why writing concisely is recommended so often—it’s excellent advice. Reading sprawling sentences can feel overwhelming, confusing, or boring. It can confuse readers by making it harder […]
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By Bonnie Mills Following the Rules Open up any style guide and it’ll give you a list of items that need to be italicized. The important thing to remember is that if your school or business follows a certain style guide, you should follow it too. The four main style guides that you may be asked to
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Mignon Fogarty, Grammar Girl Today’s topic is how to use colons. One of my favorite old grammar books, titled “Punctuate It Right,” has a wonderful name for the colon: the author calls it the mark of expectation or addition. That’s because the colon signals that what comes next is directly related to the previous sentence. Often, it’s almost
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