Perhaps I shouldn’t admit this, but I have a weakness as a copy editor. It’s punctuation. I am often at… Read more »
Monthly Archives: May 2012
Two Latin abbreviations that confuse us: namely, i.e. and e.g.
A mildly profane tweet I saw recently took people to task for confusing i.e. and e.g. — something I never… Read more »
Word choice quiz: More tricky sentences
I’ve run across some interesting examples of confused words lately. Sometimes, even in context, these sentences can be quite challenging…. Read more »
Tricky word usage quiz: Distinctions you might know
My new job requires me to use The Economist Style Guide for some of the copy I edit. Today as… Read more »