To Hyphenate or Not To Hyphenate After a Noun: That is the Wrong Question
Updated May 24 This job is long-term. This job is long term. Do you need the hyphen here? Most authorities say no. Don’t hyphenate a compound modifier when it follows a noun. Before a noun, yes (This...
View ArticleMarcia Talks Up Writing on AM Northwest
When did you last hear people talking on TV about the importance of grammar and writing skills? If it’s been too long, today is your lucky day. AM Northwest hosts Helen Raptis and Dave Anderson...
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“Language Matters” Recorded Webinar
This morning, the inimitable Scott Abel, The Content Wrangler, chatted with me in a recorded webinar. See it here: “Language Matters: How to Write Powerful Sentences & Paragraphs.” (To view the...
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Word Up! Now On Kindle
Grammar Girl aka Mignon Fogarty Thanks to all who are making the debut of Word Up! so exciting for me. I appreciate every congratulation sent, every purchase made, every recommendation shared, every...
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Maxwell Hoffmann Reviews Word Up! for the Society for Technical Communication
The following book review appears in the February issue of Technical Communication, the journal of the Society for Technical Communication (STC). This issue has just become available online. STC...
View ArticleHyphens unite!
A friend notes that the use of hyphens between adjectives seems to be going away. “Not sure why,” he says. “Hyphens make reading easier.” I debated whether the lowly hyphen — that dinky,...
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Apple Watches Are Wearing Employees!
I’m not ready for Apple watches wearing employees. How about you? (CMSWire.com, can you spare a hyphen?) Source: “Get Ready for Apple Watch Wearing Employees,” Frank Palermo, CMSWire blog, April 16,...
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