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| Page 1 of 1 | Previous | Next | | | DAILY WRITING TIPS MARCH 21, 2012 Flier vs. Flyer Later, however, it came to be associated with swift objects, whether airborne or not. Whether you post a flier or a flyer depends on whether you’re assigning a pilot to an air base or tacking a piece of paper to a bulletin board. Interestingly, two American authorities, Bryan A. My recommendation for flyer/flier ? Misused Words | | | | | |
| DAILY WRITING TIPS FEBRUARY 2, 2012 A Quiz on Treatment of 75 Compound Words Airborne. Open, hyphenated, or closed? Usage guides, dictionaries, and style manuals may differ in their treatment of the following words, so there’s not necessarily one right answer — except for the purposes of this exercise: Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary. All terms in this list are treated as open compounds. Air borne. | DAILY WRITING TIPS OCTOBER 28, 2011 35 Words Frequently Found in Compounds Borne : Some forms are closed ( airborne ); hyphenate compounds not found in the dictionary. Here’s a guide to the most common compound building blocks and how to treat compounds that use them. Ache : Headache and similar words are always closed compounds. Counter : Compound nouns are almost always closed ( countersign ). Vocabulary | | DAILY WRITING TIPS OCTOBER 24, 2011 5 Tips for Styling Numbers This form is seldom needed when following the style rule that numbers are spelled out up to one hundred, but when ordinals are required (“The ribbon read ‘1st Place’”; “the 101st Airborne Division”), they should be on the baseline, not raised. Below you’ll find a handful of tips about appropriate use of numbers in various contexts. | | | | | | | |
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SIMPLE PRODUCTIVITY BLOG | FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 2012  Are You A Yard Accident Waiting To Happen?
When you spray chemicals, they are airborne. Fridays are tip days at SimpleProductivity blog. am by no means the safety queen, but five situations have come up recently that make me wonder if others are also asking for a yard or garden mishap. Do any of these scenarios fit? Weeding Without Gloves. Do you know what poison ivy looks like? MORE >> -
DAILY WRITING TIPS | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2011 Close the Gap on Prefixes and Suffixes
Suffixes are rarely hyphenated, either ( airborne, lifelike, nationwide ). Thanks to widespread confusion about the correct treatment of prefixes and suffixes, syllables and words attached before or after root words, many people persist in inserting hyphens more frequently than necessary. Easy solution: Reconcile them one way or the other.). MORE >> -
THE MARQ | THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 2010  The Hypocrisy of Kleenex Hand Towels
can accept the argument that any damp towel could attract airborne bacteria. TheMarq A Human Perspective on Business and Life The Hypocrisy of Kleenex Hand Towels weekly Rant It’s been a while since I wrote a rant piece. prefer not to complain about something. Rather, I like finding a problem and figuring out how to solve it. MORE >> -
BRILLIANTLY BETTER | SUNDAY, JUNE 27, 2010  Minimum Survival Kit
And after that year, I was reassigned to an Airborne unit at Ft. For 6 months, I woke up at 5 AM each morning (except during the 6 nights of Romanian Revolution , when I didn’t sleep at all), I practiced fight techniques and learned tremendously. Romanian army wasn’t what you may call a summer camp. On the contrary. He didn’t smile. Tastier. MORE >>
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