The three dashes (this is for you, Alan)
One of my readers asked me the following grammar question as a follow-up to this post: I would appreciate a lesson on the use of the hyphen in sentence construction. I use it sparingly when I think I am using it correctly, but I am never quite sure frankly…My question is … can the hyphens [...]
At your service…
If you have any questions that relate to editing and writing, and the English language in general, I am at your service. I can’t promise that I will be able to answer all your questions, but sometimes it helps to hear another perspective.
Online resource for copy-editors and proofreaders
If you are an editor or proofreader living in Israel, and would like to share or receive information about all editing-related topics in this country, there is an email list to which you can subscribe – COandPI@yahoogroups.com. You need not be embarrassed about asking the most simple of questions on this list. There are editors who ask for [...]