Grammar

Arabic names are often formatted as personal name + father’s first name + paternal grandfather’s first name, each sometimes offset with bin or ibn (meaning “son of”) or bint (“daughter of”).

If the word ends in a consonant, add ing or ed, with no hyphen (e.g., computering, computered

generally use Latino rather than Hispanic when a broader term is necessary.

As a general rule, before you toss a few words in between parentheses, ask yourself, “Are these words integral to the meaning of a sentence?” The answer should always be no; they should further explain or qualify, as a service to the reader.

As for oz? That one comes from the Medieval Italians’ word for ounce: onza.

It’s standard for women to add an “a” to the end of their last name if they aren’t married or if they are commonly known as such

Bill Walsh (who I’ve described exclusively as my personal hero since first picking up a copy of his essential text The Elephants of Style: A Trunkload of Tips on the Big Issues and Gray Areas of Contemporary American English

Basically: Be conscious of not making assumptions.

Traditionally, curly (or so-called “smart”) quotes have had a use distinct from straight (also called “regular” or the not-so-nice “dumb”) quotes. Pairs of the former are used to enclose quoted material—and they’re “smart” enough to know when to open a quote and when to close it, hence the moniker—while the latter should be reserved for, say, the s