Chicago Manual of Style
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English Grammar and Usage, Reader Polls
Grammer Pole of the Weak: Em Dash Spacing
In this week's Grammer Pole, we'll be turning to a question of spacing. We've already dealt with sentence spacing -- specifically, whether one space or two should be used between sentences -- but today, we're going to take a look at the em dash. Should you be using a space before and after an em dash? -
English Grammar and Usage, Reader Polls, Small Law Firms
Small Firms, Big Lawyers: A Period Piece
My overlords here at ATL thought it would be fun to run a poll about whether there should be one space or two after a period. As if these things are decided by popularity, rather than by rules. This is strange, really, because just about all of you reading this are lawyers or studying to […] - Sponsored
Document Automation For Law Firms: The Definitive Guide
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English Grammar and Usage, Reader Polls
A Random Friday Poll: One Space or Two Between Sentences?
Members of this profession really, really like rules, especially rules about proper English grammar and usage. Be it confusion over a homophone, misuse of a hyphen, or incorrect placement of a semicolon, every grammar Nazi has a special place reserved in his heart for the idiot who screws these things up. And that is why the topic of last week's reader poll was about how many spaces one should use between sentences....
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English Grammar and Usage, Small Law Firms
Small Firms, Big Lawyers: The 'Lost' Art of Hyphens
Did you watch Lost? I was a big fan of the show, which ran on ABC from 2004 to 2010. The series required quite a commitment from its viewers, since it had a large ensemble cast and was a true serial — you really couldn’t miss any episodes. After the third season, the producers made […]
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