Judy Vorfeld As a reader and an editor, I notice that people tend to say “on-going,” rather than “ongoing.” At one time, “ongoing” was “on-going,” but today it is “ongoing.” No hyphen needed.
Judy Vorfeld In American English, we end a quotation with punctuation INSIDE the quotation marks. “Like this.” And we use double quotation marks. And if you use quotation marks in the middle of a sentence around a word or phrase, always use double quotation marks. In British English, quotation marks are […]
By Judy Vorfeld If you do much reading, or are in certain professions, you not only come across the expression et al., but know what it means. Et al. used to be used just in the U.S. in legal documents, but for many years it’s been used […]
The Internet: Homonym Heaven! By Judy Vorfeld Have you ever visited a visually attractive site and then spotted phrases such as, “If your interested in learning more about our Websight, e-mail us,” or “This product comes with an unconditional guarantee. It’s high quality will make you’re life better!”? […]
By Judy Vorfeld Your and you’re are two of the most commonly misunderstood words in the Wide Wide World. “Your” is the possessive form of the word “you.” It’s used as a modifier before a noun, e.g., “Thanks for your letter.” “Your” means someone owns or has something: your car, […]