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Great post from the APA Style Blog about hyphens and compound adjectives.

APA Style Blog: Hyphenation Station: Using Compound Adjectives by Claire Merenda Most of us know what an adjective is. And many of us might remember learning about compound words, too. But what is a compound adjective? Compound adjectives are two or more connected words acting as one modifier...

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Loaded Language: When Words Become Weapons The last few months have been busy. I went on holiday, became the Managing Editor of a Canadian medical journal, spoke at an editing conference, landed a bunch of new clients, and brought home an A…

Great little video about how to spot (and fix) dangling participles. Also, I love that the Beer Bible is sitting on her desk.

Comma Queen: Excuse Me! Your Participle Is Dangling - The New Yorker Danglers come in many forms. What are they dangling from? And how do you tuck them into place?