Abbreviations seem to be more popular as language progresses and hybrid products are created. They also have become quite common in our everyday writing and speech, probably due to the fast-paced world we live in. Text messages and email make abbreviations even more prevalent. It sometimes seems that abbreviations have taken over our language! Abbreviations are […]
When writing lists, it is important to keep the items in each bullet parallel to one another, as this helps the reader understand the meaning of the list. Parallelism is, according to Harbrace College Handbook, “the use of corresponding grammatically equal elements in sentences and paragraphs.” What does it mean to write parallel lists? To write […]
When you place a comma after the word “and” in a list or series, it’s called a serial comma. (It is also called the Oxford comma because the popular Oxford University Press recommends using it.) For example, if you write, “Red, blue, and green are my favorite colors,” that comma after “blue” and before “and” […]
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