Here are a few simple rules to remember when referencing work titles in your writing! The general question to ask is: Is the work a whole, or part of a whole? Whole à use italics Part of a whole à use roman in quotation marks…
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Monthly Archives: April 2013
Quoting
Here are a few simple rules to remember when quoting! 1. Single or double quotation marks? This is your personal choice, just ensure that you use either single or double quotation marks consistently throughout! This saves a lot of trouble…
Punctuation III: Hyphens in Compound Words
I have already talked about the hyphen versus the en dash and now I will look at the hyphen in more detail, concentrating on the use of the hyphen in compound words. Hyphens in compound words Compound words may consist…
Capitalisation
As I mainly proofread educational resources which contain a lot of terminology and vocabulary that is important for students to learn, I find myself using the ‘change capital letters to lower case letters’ symbol a lot! This has prompted me…
Punctuation II : Hyphen v En Dash
Now let’s take a look at the distinction between a hyphen and an en dash. Hyphens (-) and en dashes (–) cannot be used interchangeably. The Hyphen (-) 1. The hyphen is used for linking compound words (e.g. avoid the…