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Remember that hyphenating words in front of a noun is done to indicate those words form a unit. ...long-range plans... ...old-fashioned ideas... ...five-month-old baby... When the words are alrea...

Generally speaking, unless you add the word "administration," "social security" does not need to be capped. ...He is not old enough for social security. ...I will use my social security for that. ...

There are three separate English rules on how time values should be expressed. These rules depend upon how the number is said: with “o’clock” ...I got there at --- o'clock. with “A.M. ...

When the attorney is using "yes" and "no" in a generic way -- that is, s/he is not asking for those specific words but is looking for a positive or negative answer -- they are not capped or quoted....

Just checking in with a final invitation to join us for a course in punctuation. It is a 20-hour course, divided into two-hour sessions and spread over the next several weeks. At just under $20 per...

The phrase "such as" is punctuated according to the rules of essential/nonessential. ...The sciences such as chemistry and physics are viewed to be... ...Cars such as Ford and GM are beyond... .....

A great reference -- onelook.com is a dictionary website. It is most useful for the the FORM of a word. You already know the meaning of swap meet, but is it one word or two words or hyphenated? Put...

When a person is spelling a name, there are several rules that apply: The spelling looks exactly as the name looks when simply typed. ...My name is James Edwards, J-a-m-e-s E-d-w-a-r-d-s. Leave ...

A recent FB answer to why the first kind of tag clauses take a comma and why there cannot be a comma before the word "right" by itself. "Didn't you' and "has he" echo the words of the question. Th...