The most famous style guides include the Chicago Manual of Style (most widely used in academic publishing) and the Associated Press Stylebook (most widely used in reporting and advertising). Below…
Editors see things that you don’t. They know how language works and what rules govern its use. And those rules vary. Sometimes to communicate what you want as clearly as…
What we talk about when we talk about language Any thing is called a "noun" as a part of speech. Any action is called a "verb.". Anything that describes another…
The number of words is not what conveys meaning; the choice of words does. My cutting your words does not harm your meaning; leaving just the right one makes it…
Why do we need to follow editors' rules? Writing is sustained speech. Nonverbal cues are not there when people are not talking in one another's company, so grammar rules replace…