By Judy Vorfeld Did you know that before the introduction of word processing (via word processors and computers), most publications displayed lists in either outline form or numbered lists. Now we have bullets. This creates a new layer of confusion on how to use capitalization and punctuation in […]
By Judy Vorfeld Wonder how to abbreviate days of the week and months? Let’s take three excellent style guides and see what they offer. THE GREGG REFERENCE MANUAL, TENTH EDITION (502) says, “Days of the week, names of the months … should be abbreviated only on business forms, […]
By Judy Vorfeld Have you ever been confused about when to use “a” and “an” before words beginning with “h”? Some of the most famous people in the world don’t use the rules properly. Here’s what the style guides say: Prentice Hall Reference Guide to Grammar and […]
