A Regrettable Shortcut: The Pseudo Conjunction With
The use of with as a pseudo conjunction weakens prose . . . Read More
Posts Authored by Eric Wirth
Until his retirement in 2016, Eric Wirth was the head of editorial services at the MLA, where for twenty-seven years he prepared scholarly writing for publication. Previously, he produced reference books at other publishers, after studying French literature in college.
“Why Should We Sweat This Small Stuff?”
The notes posted here don’t concern small points . . . Read More
The Waste of Haste: Premature Introductions
A common type of jumble in prose results from premature introductions . . . Read More
A Regrettable Shortcut: Faculty Referring to Individuals
Faculty is one of a category of nouns that refer to groups of people as a body . . . Read More
The Italicization of Names like Facebook
At the MLA, we treat the web as a publication medium like others . . . Read More
The Placement of a Comma or Period after a Quotation
When a comma or period is needed after a quotation . . . Read More