At first glance, it may seem that the precision and regularity of mathematics bear little relation to the notorious irregularity of the English language, but there is one area in which English is surprisingly logical: the position of adverbs such…
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What’s maths got to do with modifiers? Only, just, both and either
Tagged with: adverb, adverbs, modifier, modifiers, syntax, word order
Posted in Grammar, Proofreading/copy-editing
Posted in Grammar, Proofreading/copy-editing
Got to dash? Hyphens, en dashes and em dashes
These little lines cause more than a little confusion. Here’s a quick-fire introduction to how to use them. Hyphens Let’s start with hyphens, as they’re the easiest (at least in theory!). Hyphens are used exclusively to join parts of words,…
Tagged with: compound words, dash, dashes, em dash, em rule, en dash, en rule, hyphen, hyphenation, hyphens, modifier, modifiers
Posted in Proofreading/copy-editing, Punctuation
Posted in Proofreading/copy-editing, Punctuation