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Steph B
May 15, 20242 min read
Colons and Capitals: The End of the Road
This is my final post on capitalizing the first word after a colon, and it applies to authors of academic or research papers. We'll...
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Steph B
Apr 21, 20241 min read
Colons and Capitals: Part Two of An Epic Punctuation Saga
In our last blog post, we looked at the rules from The Chicago Manual of Style for capitalizing the first word after a colon. In this...
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Steph B
Mar 29, 20242 min read
Colons and Capitals and CMOS, Oh My!
If you’re like me, you can never remember whether you’re supposed to capitalize the first word after using a colon. I went searching for...
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Steph B
Mar 23, 20242 min read
—em dash Madness
Since we’re in the March Madness season, one of my favorite uses of alliteration, let’s talk about a little piece of punctuation called...
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Steph B
Mar 6, 20241 min read
Have you got the skills to pay the bills?
What fun to title this blog post using a classic Beastie Boys song! But alas, that’s all the farther the Beastie Boys reference will go,...
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Steph B
Feb 20, 20242 min read
A Million Reasons
Lady Gaga sang about a million reasons to leave a relationship. I’m here to talk about a million reasons why you should hire me to edit...
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Steph B
Feb 9, 20241 min read
Proud Teacher Alert!
This week at parent/teacher conferences, I had a parent drop a bombshell. One of my students—an eighth-grader, mind you—is a published...
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Steph B
Jan 23, 20242 min read
Three Reasons Why You Should Hire Me to Edit Your Resume
As increasing numbers of recruiting departments use software to sort and reject resumes, it’s more important than ever to submit a...
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Steph B
Jan 1, 20241 min read
Introducing . . . Mr. Dot Dot Dot!
In this post I discuss an old friend of mine, “Mr. Dot Dot Dot,” as he’s known to my students. His real name, of course, is ellipsis, and...
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Steph B
Dec 15, 20231 min read
Update: Veteran's Services Information
Dear Readers, After my Vonnegut-themed Veteran's Day post, Mr. Luke Daniels from "Veterans Guide" reached out to me and asked me to share...
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Steph B
Dec 3, 20232 min read
To comma, or not to comma?
The Oxford Comma: Sometimes It’s Necessary! The debate rolls on about whether a comma is needed between the last TWO items in a list....
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Steph B
Nov 13, 20232 min read
Vonnegut, Veterans, and Mental Health
This blog post was inspired by the various ways in which our country honored Veterans Day this past weekend, and especially by listening...
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Steph B
Nov 3, 20232 min read
A Perfect Look at the Past
When is perfect not-so-perfect? When it’s being misused as a verb tense. I promised I’d share some common writing errors I’ve seen in my...
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Steph B
Oct 23, 20232 min read
A Punny New Blog
A brand-new section has arrived on my business website! Steph B. Editing will now be sharing thoughts on all things grammar, writing, and...
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