Mammamaia, Thank you for your thoughts. I've been polishing my editing and writing skills as much as I have time for, and I'd like to think I've...
Hi, CC is Constant Content. They have pretty strict editing standards, in my experience.
So, I Only Hyphenated "egg-Eating Habit" And Left The Others Without Hyphens And CC Accepted It.. Thanks For The Help Everyone (And Sorry About...
Took Graphs advice, so I'll let you know what the editors at CC say. Guess it will be an easy fix if they reject it! :)
Hi all, You've been so helpful in the past! I just can't help myself. I'm in the process of re-educating myself on hyphen usage (did I hyphenate...
Well, I submitted already and wrote it "A two foot square box about eighteen inches deep." We'll see what the editor thinks, I guess.... Thanks...
Thank you, Mammamaia. I haven't submitted the article yet, so I'll go ahead and change it. It looks better written 2 ft by 2 ft, anyway... should...
Thanks guys... I think I will go ahead and spell everything out. FWIW, Constant Content directs us to Strunk & White, Harbrace Harcourt, and...
As far as I'm aware, Constant Content is fine with whatever style I want to use, as long as I'm consistent. *Sigh* I still don't know what I'm...
It's an article that I'm writing for Constant Content on a vermicomposting project. Basically a "how-to" type of article. Thank you for your...
Well, I checked that link out and all it seems to mention (that pertains to me) is not to put a period after ft when abbreviating. The question...
Hi all, I'm having problems tracking down how to write out measurements. "A 2 ft by 2 ft box about 18 inches deep is about right." is the...
Thanks everyone for responding! I double checked "a while" in my submitted article (thank you Cogito), which hasn't been reviewed yet, and saw...
Separate names with a comma.