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Ask an Editor: Punctuation with Parentheses
Every Friday I plan on answering a writing or editing question I've received via social media—or submission on this site. Today's topic? Those lovely curvy marks known as parentheses. Can you provide a refresher on how to handle punctuation with parentheses? Sure thing! Parentheses function like a stronger pair of commas—or em dashes—and set off…
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Breaking the Rules
Have you ever encountered a work rule so ridiculous, arbitrary, and inflexible that you want to shoot yourself or someone else into the sun at the earliest opportunity? Me too. But before you start crafting your solar cannons, put down your spanners and reassess: what’s the genesis of the offending rule? In some circumstances, hard…
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