Overhedging
Some writers are timid—or pretend to be—about making a statement, so they hedge Read More
Some writers are timid—or pretend to be—about making a statement, so they hedge Read More
There are many stylistic sins worse than using former and latter Read More
When Merriam-Webster indicates that a term is “capitalized” or “usually capitalized,” the MLA capitalizes the term in its publications. When Merriam-Webster indicates that a term… Read More
Claire Kehrwald Cook noted that critique as a verb “has not yet won full acceptance” Read More
Some phrases in English lengthen a sentence while adding nothing to its meaning . . . Read More
The use of with as a pseudo conjunction weakens prose . . . Read More
Multiple is often not a good synonym for many Read More
The notes posted here don’t concern small points . . . Read More
A common type of jumble in prose results from premature introductions . . . Read More
Faculty is one of a category of nouns that refer to groups of people as a body . . . Read More