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Remember, ‘effect’ is a noun and ‘affect’ is a verb: ‘The effects of sleep deprivation on performance are significant.’ ‘Sleep deprivation significantly affects performance.’ #PrepressTips
On the other hand, ‘e.g.’ (‘exempli gratia’ in Latin) is another way of saying ‘for example’ and comes before an item or list that demonstrates the point being made: ‘We should set a deadline (e.g. Monday or Tuesday)’. #PrepressTips (2/2)
Need to add more information with the abbreviations ‘e.g.’ and ‘i.e.’? ‘I.e.’ comes from the Latin ‘id est’, or ‘that is’, and is a way of clarifying a point by restating the same information: ‘We’ll meet in a week’s time (i.e. next Monday)’. #PrepressTips (1/2)
Keep a wary eye out for sneaky typos in proper nouns: ‘Demark’, ‘Untied Kingdom’ and ‘Check Republic’ won’t be caught by a spell checker! #PrepressTips
Wondering for who(m) the bell tolls? ‘Who’ and ‘whom’ are parallel to ‘he’ and ‘him’ or ‘they’ and ‘them’. ‘Who’ is the subject of the verb, which acts, and whom is object of the verb, which is acted upon. ‘Who wrote that post?’ but ‘To whom did you send it?’🔔 #PrepressTips
But remember, if you introduce a point with a colon, you can’t continue the sentence afterwards.
❌The results were in: we had won, they arrived promptly.
❌ The ribbons came in two colours: blue and gold and they were shiny.
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Want to punctuate a sentence with emphasis? You can use a colon to connect a second part of a sentence that explains the first part or to start a list with a flourish.
✅ The results were in: we had won.
✅The ribbons came in two colours: blue and gold.
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A tip worth remembering is that, as a general rule, you should resist the urge to hyphenate with adverbs ending in ‘-ly’ , e.g. ’highly motivated employees’ or ’a carefully wrought post’. #PrepressTips (2/2)
Worried about mixing up ‘practise’ and ‘practice’? Here’s our tip: they follow the same pattern as ‘advise’ and ‘advice’. The words with ‘-ise' endings are verbs, and the ones with ‘-ice’ endings are nouns. Time to practise putting our grammar tips into practice! #PrepressTips
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