Monthly Archives: April 2017

Display lists are ideal when you want to list three or more items in your document. It is easier for your readers to follow, since they are visually itemized and easier to remember and make reference to the issues being … Continue reading →

DISPLAY LISTS ARE IDEAL when you want to list three or more items in your document. It is easier for your readers to follow, since they are visually itemized and easier to remember and make reference to the issues being … Continue reading →

Which word is better to use? That depends on whether your meaning is restrictive or nonrestrictive.   If the information in your sentence applies to something specific in the sentence, then it is restrictive (it applies to one thing or one … Continue reading →

This beloved dresser started its tenure with us around 1962. It was “cris” in my parents’ bedroom, where it served until it was handed down to me and my sister when we got our own room a few years later. … Continue reading →

Writers may now feel at ease with their instinctive desire to use they as a singular pronoun. It’s fine in casual writing and dialogue, but should be used as a last resort in formal writing. Read a sneak peak at … Continue reading →