Before I started writing and editing professionally I was aware that there were different types of dashes but I wasn’t sure when and where to use them.
Using commas to avoid ambiguity
Commas are not usually considered to be problematic, perhaps we take them too much for granted.
Active and Passive Voice
One of the first things I was told as a trainee technical author was that I should write in the active not the passive.
The Right Words
At the risk of “teaching my grandmother to suck eggs”, this is the first of a series of articles about using the right word.