language-and-style

Compound words combine two or more words to create a single unit with its own meaning. Understanding the rules for compound words helps writers and editors choose spelling, spac...

You can use "and" at the beginning of a sentence to create a deliberate, rhythmic, or emphatic effect. Many respected writers and style guides accept the practice, but it is sti...

Alliteration at the end of words, often called consonance when it recurs in the stressed vowel and following sounds, is the repetition of identical or similar final sounds in st...

When one quotation appears inside another, punctuation and formatting can become confusing. Whether you are quoting speech, written text, or onscreen dialogue, the outer and inn...