Hands up if you’re sometimes unsure about when to use a hyphen. I know I was before I studied editing. Here’s a tip: a hyphen…
Beware the dangling modifier
As an editor, I see dangling modifiers everywhere.
If you don’t know what that means, let’s break it down so you can get maximum word-nerd cred.
So what is a split infinitive anyway?
Spitting an infinitive is not a crime against grammar, but it’s not the most elegant construction either.
Dangling modifiers, squinting modifiers, what’s that about?
Understanding sentence modifiers can help with your writing, plus it can give you a bit of word-nerd cred when you casually name-drop them. A sentence…
A full stop is your friend
if you find your fingers hovering indecisively over the keyboard, if you’ve rewritten that sentence countless times and still can’t get it right, if you are stuck beyond stuckness