Do’s and don’ts or dos and don’ts?

I was curating some content for my social media feeds earlier today when I came across the phrase “do’s and don’ts” in the headline of an article about managing social media accounts. I’ve seen this phrase many times, but I’ve also seen it written as “dos and don’ts” and “do’s and don’t’s”. So which is… Continue reading Do’s and don’ts or dos and don’ts?

A run-on sentence is not a very long sentence

A few years ago, when I was working as a writer for a private company, a coworker accused me of writing run-on sentences for YouTube video descriptions. When I reviewed the descriptions, I saw no run-on sentences at all. It turns out, he was referring to sentences he considered too long; they weren’t actually run-on… Continue reading A run-on sentence is not a very long sentence

Why I use the Oxford comma

The Oxford comma (also known as the serial comma) is a comma used before “and” at the end of a list. It’s named after Oxford University Press, which popularized its usage as a way to clarify the meaning of some sentences.