Grammar Tips

Mar 7, 20221 min read

The expression 'a number of' needs to be banned!

Here's why... 💡'Zero' and 'one' are also numbers So, 'a number of' could mean 'zero' or even 'one'! Obviously, not conveying the...

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Pialy Ghanekar

Mar 7, 20221 min read

(—) ; (–) ; (‐)What are these❓

It took me a while into my editing journey to get a grasp on these! 👉🏽The longest one (—) is 'em dash' 👉🏽The shortest one (‐) is...

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Pialy Ghanekar

Feb 28, 20221 min read

TIME WORDS: While/ Since/ As

Often used interchangeably in writing...well, not anymore! DO NOT USE when NOT referring to time—they are time words—the name says it...

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Pialy Ghanekar

Feb 28, 20221 min read

THAT Vs WHO—Deceivingly obvious, yet often misused!

It's very simple...really! THAT - when referring to things WHO - when referring to people e.g. An effective vaccine would be one 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁...

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Pialy Ghanekar

Feb 28, 20221 min read

Trouble-some twos: The case of Which Vs That

POINT TO REMEMBER #1 If the sentence makes sense and stands independently when you remove the part that you intend to put after...

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Pialy Ghanekar

Feb 28, 20221 min read

Indefinite articles for abbreviations

Have you ever found yourself wondering whether a particular abbreviation is to be preceded by 𝗮/𝗮𝗻? The trick Use your ears (how it's...

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Pialy Ghanekar

Feb 28, 20221 min read

ABBREVIATION Vs ACRONYM

Shortened form of a word is an ABBREVIATION An abbreviation that can be pronounced as a word is an ACRONYM e.g. MRI is an abbreviation,...

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Pialy Ghanekar

Feb 28, 20221 min read

Are there any rules for capitalizations in abbreviations?

Well, not really... But, here are some useful tips to ensure consistency in your writing! Capitalize only the first alphabet of...

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Pialy Ghanekar

Feb 28, 20221 min read

Pluralizing abbreviations—A classic case of unnecessarily complicating simple matters

If the word takes an 's' in the plural, so does its abbreviation. Electrocardiogram - ECG (Singular) Electrocardiograms - ECGs (Plural)...

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Pialy Ghanekar

Feb 28, 20221 min read

Did you know, Et al and etc. are mixed abbreviations?

Here's what that implies... et al. Latin for 'and others'; et – Latin word for ‘and’; al – shortened form of Latin word ‘alii’ meaning...

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Pialy Ghanekar

Feb 28, 20221 min read

Numbers and units

I have often seen numbers and their units written as one word (without any space or hyphen) e.g. 20ml Would you write 20flasks or 20...

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Pialy Ghanekar

Feb 28, 20221 min read

Comma splice

A common punctuating mistake when an attempt is made to hold two completely independent sentences together to form one sentence. e.g....

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Pialy Ghanekar

Feb 28, 20221 min read

Trouble-some twos: The case of 'If' vs 'Then'

'If' should always be succeeded by 'then' e.g. If the scientists analyzed the PCR data, then the gene expression could be determined....

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Pialy Ghanekar

Feb 22, 20221 min read

OXFORD COMMA

The OXFORD COMMA aka serial comma or Harvard comma is the comma that appears before the last conjunction (and/or) in a list/series. e.g....

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