Donna Lowe
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Donna Lowe
(The appositive comma, to clarify, is a comma that separates a noun from the noun or noun phrase preceding it that further defines it.)
Emmy J. Favilla • A World Without "Whom"
•When a proper noun is already plural, the usual rule for possessives applies: The Smiths’, Rolling Stones’, the United States’ policies
Emmy J. Favilla • A World Without "Whom"
“Standard practice in entertainment coverage is never to capitalize a job title except when it starts a sentence. The same goes for every position on a movie set: ‘director Martin Scorsese,’ ‘screenwriter Tina Fey,’ etc.
Emmy J. Favilla • A World Without "Whom"
Bryan A. Garner’s Garner’s Modern English Usage, also known to many in the editing world as the bible
Emmy J. Favilla • A World Without "Whom"
The birth of the modern emoticon, grandparent of the emoji, is widely accepted to be attributed to Scott E. Fahlman, a Carnegie Mellon University professor
Emmy J. Favilla • A World Without "Whom"
Long after we ceased seeking amusement by watching gladiators fight lions, we still use the abbreviation for the Ancient Roman libra ponda (“pound of weight”) to denote 16 ounces.
Emmy J. Favilla • A World Without "Whom"
Laughter is carbonated holiness
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Anne Lamott, commencement address
“‘Cis-’ is a Latin prefix meaning ‘on the same side as,’ and is therefore an antonym of ‘trans-.’
Emmy J. Favilla • A World Without "Whom"
generally use Latino rather than Hispanic when a broader term is necessary.