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Healthcare, Health Care, or Health-care

WebHealthcare, Health Care, or Health-care? This one's a little tougher than most hyphenation-vs-closed-form questions. It varies by editing style, dictionary, and function in the sentence.

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A Reminder About "John and I" vs. "John and Me"

WebA friendly reminder: Don’t say “between you and I.”. And don’t say “The boss wants to talk with Bob and I” or “Thanks for meeting with John and I.”. It’s me. Me, me, …

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'Healthy' vs. 'Healthful' 99 Grammar Underground with June …

Web1. It is a bad analogy to compare "healthful" and "healthy" to "helpful" and "helpy", since "healthy" is actually a word and "helpy" is not. 2. Both "was" and "were" could be correct …

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When to use 'healthful' in place of 'healthy'

WebTraditionalists have long argued that “healthful” means “promoting good health” while “healthy” means “in good healt

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'Beckon Call,' 'All Tolled' and Other Misheard Terms

WebA beck is a summoning gesture, and, yes, it’s related to “beckon.”. Here’s Garner’s Modern American Usage: “‘Beckon call’ is an understandable guess at the phrase, since one …

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Feel positively or feel positive

WebFeel positively or feel positive? Why the New York Times made the wrong call “Many older adults said they feel positively about their lives,” the New York Times …

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Who and Whom as Explained by a Comma Queen

WebWho and Whom as Explained by a Comma Queen. "Copy editors never get credit for the sentences we get right, but confuse 'who' and 'whom' and you are sure to be the center …

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Hyphen Interrupted Grammar Underground with June …

WebUnder normal circumstances, you'd hyphenate a compound modifier with "based." A carbon-based life form. A faith-based initiative. In a sentence where two …

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Cache for cachet, an apostrophe without an S to form a possessive …

WebCache for cachet, an apostrophe without an S to form a possessive and other issues from the week in editing . A week in the life of a copy editor wouldn’t make for a good movie …

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It's OK to use 'can' to mean 'may'

WebIt's OK to use 'can' to mean 'may' In the 1800s, using the word “can” to ask for permission was considered standard English. But in the century that followed, something happened.

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Suffixes: How to Know Whether It's Systemwide or System-wide

WebSuffixes: How to Know Whether It's Systemwide or System-wide * A lot of people get tripped up on suffixes, unsure whether to hyphenate them or whether it’s okay …

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Should you pronounce the T in 'often'

WebIn its entry for the word “often,” Webster's New World College Dictionary lists two correct pronunciations -- one with a T sound and one without. That tells you that both …

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In a New York Mimic Grammar Underground with June Casagrande

WebIn a New York Mimic . Recently, I bought a copy of the New York Times Manual of Style and Usage.I’ve been meaning to do this for years for one reason and one reason only: From …

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Can You Use 'That' and 'Which' Interchangeably

WebHere is the difference. A restrictive clause, also called an “essential” or “defining” clause, narrows down the thing it refers to. Compare: The cars that have flat tires will be towed. …

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*Hyphenation: Is It a Word or a Suffix

WebAnd though Webster's doesn’t specify whether you’d combine it with or without the hyphen, many editing styles say that, in general, you not use a hyphen to …

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How to punctuate 'Hi, John' as an email greeting

WebA comma after "Dear John" makes more sense than a comma after "Hi, June." "Dear John," begins a thought — it’s just part of a sentence. "Hi, John." is a …

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5 Responses to “*Spot the Complete Sentence”

WebLet me try to recapitulate your own argument, just to make sure I’ve got it right. (1) John (to a child who is pulling a dog’s tail): “Stop!”. (2) Mary (standing on the rim of the Grand …

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'Slinked' or 'slunk'

Web'Slinked' or 'slunk'? 'Swam' or 'swum'? Getting the answers is easier than you think . Award-winning Miami Herald reporter Julie Brown tweeted recently about a former …

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Of Snobs and Quotation Marks Grammar Underground with June …

WebOf Snobs and Quotation Marks. As much as I complain about grammar snobs, I get where they’re coming from. You go to the trouble to learn something, you buy that it’s important, …

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Advanced punctuation tips Grammar Underground with June …

WebAdvanced punctuation tips. If you’re reading this, you probably know a thing or two about punctuation. But nobody — including punctuation book authors (ahem) — knows it all.

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New York Times Copy Editors on the Chopping Block

WebTags: COPY EDITING This entry was posted on Monday, July 3rd, 2017 at 11:00 am and is filed under Blog.You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. …

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'The couple is' or 'the couple are'

WebWhen you’re trying to write grammatically, that seems like a problem. But it’s not, because the rule is: If you mean it as a plural, it’s plural. If you mean it as a singular, …

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