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•Bantu names (East/Southern Africa) typically place the family name first and given name second.
Emmy J. Favilla • A World Without "Whom"
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Emmy J. Favilla • A World Without "Whom"
One of the most intelligent case studies in design is the Chinese tea cup. They’re made without handles simply because if it’s too hot to touch, it’s too hot to drink.
Humans naturally want to add more. Add a cardboard sleeve, add a warning on the outside of the cup, add a handle. The result of all these things never cools down the actual contents.
... See moreAs a stand-in for the word to, to signify a time range, as in March 2010–April 2017, or direction, as in the Chicago–Miami flight
Emmy J. Favilla • A World Without "Whom"
The BuzzFeed Style Guide advises capitalizing only the first letter of words in trademarked product and brand names, unless that name is made of initials (e.g., AT&T, but Ikea, Lego, Nike
Emmy J. Favilla • A World Without "Whom"
As for oz? That one comes from the Medieval Italians’ word for ounce: onza.
Emmy J. Favilla • A World Without "Whom"
one important function of the comma is its use in what’s called the vocative case, or when someone (or something—sometimes life gets lonely) is being addressed directly.
Emmy J. Favilla • A World Without "Whom"
the “well,” or the middle section of the magazine,
Emmy J. Favilla • A World Without "Whom"
Hopefully when used to mean “it is hoped” is a member of a class of adverbs known as disjuncts. Disjuncts serve as a means by which the author or speaker can comment directly to the reader or hearer usually on the content of the sentence to which they are attached.