Punctuation
Become a pro at punctuation! Enhance the clarity and flow of your writing by mastering the use of commas, semicolons, hyphens, parenthesis, ellipsis, quotation marks...and various other types of punctuation.
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Editing Tips: Punctuation in AP Style
Editing Tips: Punctuation in AP Style
Published Jun 07, 2020
Last Updated Jun 20, 2024AP style – as set out in The Associated Press Stylebook – provides advice on many elements of writing, including punctuation. But what do you need to know about punctuation in AP style to work as a freelance proofreader? Becoming A Proofreader If you’d like a try a sample module of our Becoming A Proofreader […]
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A Beginner's Guide to MHRA Referencing
A Beginner's Guide to MHRA Referencing
Published Jun 15, 2018
Last Updated Nov 25, 2024Remember when you used to get ‘Too Hot for TV’ videos of your favourite TV shows? Remember how exciting they were? Well, prepare to feel that kind of excitement again in this introduction to MHRA referencing: a system considered Too Hot for the Proofreading Academy Course. Actually, it wasn’t so much ‘too hot’ as ‘too specific […]
Transatlantic Differences: 3 Tips on UK vs. US Punctuation
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Hyphens, En Dashes and Em Dashes
Published Nov 07, 2017
Last Updated May 16, 2023As the supermarkets begin to stock their shelves with exploding hat-and-joke containers, stuffing-flavour crisps and puddings nobody likes, Michael Bublé comes out of his long hibernation. Listen. He is warming up his voice. ‘A kiss is just a kiss,’ he sings. ‘A sigh is just a sigh.’ But is a dash just a dash? Is […]
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Editing Tips: Punctuation in AP Style
Published Jun 07, 2020
Last Updated Jun 20, 2024AP style – as set out in The Associated Press Stylebook – provides advice on many elements of writing, including punctuation. But what do you need to know about punctuation in AP style to work as a freelance proofreader? Becoming A Proofreader If you’d like a try a sample module of our Becoming A Proofreader […]
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A Beginner's Guide to MHRA Referencing
Published Jun 15, 2018
Last Updated Nov 25, 2024Remember when you used to get ‘Too Hot for TV’ videos of your favourite TV shows? Remember how exciting they were? Well, prepare to feel that kind of excitement again in this introduction to MHRA referencing: a system considered Too Hot for the Proofreading Academy Course. Actually, it wasn’t so much ‘too hot’ as ‘too specific […]
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Transatlantic Differences: 3 Tips on UK vs. US Punctuation
Published Feb 06, 2018
Last Updated Nov 26, 2024America and the UK have been cultural cousins for some time. For better or for worse, they therefore bear some striking resemblances, such as sharing a language. But there are some important differences in how each country uses English. The differences between UK and US spelling (e.g. organise vs. organize) and word usage (e.g. trousers […]
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Hyphens, En Dashes and Em Dashes
Hyphens, En Dashes and Em Dashes
Published Nov 07, 2017
Last Updated May 16, 2023As the supermarkets begin to stock their shelves with exploding hat-and-joke containers, stuffing-flavour crisps and puddings nobody likes, Michael Bublé comes out of his long hibernation. Listen. He is warming up his voice. ‘A kiss is just a kiss,’ he sings. ‘A sigh is just a sigh.’ But is a dash just a dash? Is […]
