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Mxmsj: Text replacement - "--" to " — "

2022-12-10T10:04:05Z

Text replacement - "--" to " — "

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	=== deals with assigned topic / readings ===		=== deals with assigned topic / readings ===
	=== balanced parallels ===		=== balanced parallels ===
	=== illogical--"doesn't follow" (''non seq.'') ===		=== illogical — "doesn't follow" (''non seq.'') ===
	=== understand others before criticizing ===		=== understand others before criticizing ===
	=== good content, poor form ===		=== good content, poor form ===
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	==== dash vs. hyphen ====		==== dash vs. hyphen ====
	* Hyphens ''connect'' words: Vice-president, twenty-year-old man.		* Hyphens ''connect'' words: Vice-president, twenty-year-old man.
	* Dashes ''break sentences into two or more parts''--like this.		* Dashes ''break sentences into two or more parts'' — like this.
	* Hyphens are short-as-short-can-be. They are known as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dash#En_dash "n-dashes"] because they are roughly as wide as the letter "n".		* Hyphens are short-as-short-can-be. They are known as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dash#En_dash "n-dashes"] because they are roughly as wide as the letter "n".
	* Dashes are long. I normally use two hyphens--without any extra spaces thrown in!--but it is possible to us an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dash#Em_dash "m-dash"]—a single character that is roughly as wide as the letter "m". You may also use space-hyphen-space, if you wish - but you may not simply put a hyphen where a dash belongs or vice-versa.		* Dashes are long. I normally use two hyphens — without any extra spaces thrown in! — but it is possible to us an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dash#Em_dash "m-dash"]—a single character that is roughly as wide as the letter "m". You may also use space-hyphen-space, if you wish - but you may not simply put a hyphen where a dash belongs or vice-versa.

	==== titles ====		==== titles ====
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	=== punctuating references ===		=== punctuating references ===
	==== correct location of spaces ====		==== correct location of spaces ====
	A space precedes (comes ''before'') left quotation marks (") and left parenentheses -- (.		A space precedes (comes ''before'') left quotation marks (") and left parenentheses — (.

	We also place spaces between words.		We also place spaces between words.
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	Note that:		Note that:
	* there are ''no spaces'' AFTER the left quotation mark (") or the left parenthesis--"(".		* there are ''no spaces'' AFTER the left quotation mark (") or the left parenthesis — "(".
	* there are ''no spaces'' BEFORE the right quotation mark (") or the right parenthesis--")".		* there are ''no spaces'' BEFORE the right quotation mark (") or the right parenthesis — ")".

	== Penalties ==		== Penalties ==

Mxmsj at 07:44, 15 November 2021

2021-11-15T07:44:27Z

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	== Grade scale ==		== Grade scale ==

			[[Category:Editing]]
	[[Category:Writing]]		[[Category:Writing]]

Mxmsj: /* comma */

2018-12-28T16:13:02Z

comma

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	That said, there is a great deal of freedom nowadays. The modern tendency is to use as few commas as possible.		That said, there is a great deal of freedom nowadays. The modern tendency is to use as few commas as possible.

			:: [http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20180723-the-commas-that-cost-companies-millions "The commas that cost companies millions."]

			:: [https://ipdraughts.wordpress.com/2013/10/14/hanged-on-a-comma-drafting-can-be-a-matter-of-life-and-death/ "Hanged on a comma: drafting can be a matter of life and death."]

	==== colon ====		==== colon ====

Mxmsj: /* don't use "you" */

2011-05-20T00:47:43Z

don't use "you"

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	: I, we		: I, we
	: my, mine, ours		: my, mine, ours
			: myself, ourselves

	; Second person pronouns		; Second person pronouns
	: you		: you
	: your, yours		: your, yours
			: yourself, yourselves

	; Third person pronouns		; Third person pronouns
	: he, she, they		: he, she, they
	: his, hers, theirs		: his, hers, theirs
			: himself, herself, [oneself,] themselves

	=== well-organized ===		=== well-organized ===

Mxmsj: /* don't use "you" */

2011-05-20T00:46:04Z

don't use "you"

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 ==== avoid colloquialisms ====
 ==== don't use "you" ====
 === well-organized ===
 === repetition is not development ===

Mxmsj at 00:42, 20 May 2011

2011-05-20T00:42:07Z

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	~~__NOTOC__~~
	In order to simplify the grading of student essays, I use a [http://www3.canisius.edu/~moleski/handouts/essay_criteria.pdf correction sheet] on which I mark an X to indicate that the student has failed in this regard or a + to show that the student has done well.		In order to simplify the grading of student essays, I use a [http://www3.canisius.edu/~moleski/handouts/essay_criteria.pdf correction sheet] on which I mark an X to indicate that the student has failed in this regard or a + to show that the student has done well.

Mxmsj: /* use gender-neutral language (GNL) */

2011-05-20T00:41:32Z

use gender-neutral language (GNL)

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 ==== no contractions ====
 ==== use gender-neutral language (GNL) ====
 === Sentence formation ===
 ==== complete sentences (inc) ====

Mxmsj: /* dash vs. hyphen */

2011-05-20T00:28:32Z

dash vs. hyphen

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	==== quotation marks ====		==== quotation marks ====
	==== dash vs. hyphen ====		==== dash vs. hyphen ====
	* Hyphens connect words: Vice-president, twenty-year-old man.		* Hyphens ''connect'' words: Vice-president, twenty-year-old man.
	* Dashes break sentences into two or more parts--like this.		* Dashes ''break sentences into two or more parts''--like this.
			* Hyphens are short-as-short-can-be. They are known as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dash#En_dash "n-dashes"] because they are roughly as wide as the letter "n".
			* Dashes are long. I normally use two hyphens--without any extra spaces thrown in!--but it is possible to us an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dash#Em_dash "m-dash"]—a single character that is roughly as wide as the letter "m". You may also use space-hyphen-space, if you wish - but you may not simply put a hyphen where a dash belongs or vice-versa.

	==== titles ====		==== titles ====
	* Titles of articles in "quotation marks."		* Titles of articles in "quotation marks."

Mxmsj: /* double-spacing */

2011-05-20T00:18:44Z

double-spacing

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	=== double-spacing ===		=== double-spacing ===
	* The main body of the essay should have double-spacing between the lines (except, of course, for block quotations, which should be single-spaced).		* The main body of the essay should have double-spacing between the lines (except, of course, for block quotations, which should be single-spaced).
	* Use double-spacing, not triple-spacing between paragraphs. Microsoft Word, by default, inserts triple-spacing between paragraphs. ''You must learn how to change the default.''		* Use double-spacing, not triple-spacing between paragraphs. Microsoft Word, by default, inserts triple-spacing between paragraphs. ''You must learn how to change the default.'' [http://screencast.com/t/eB6JhpYg5EIb Here is a video tutorial showing how to get double-spacing throughout your essay.]

	=== 1" margins ===		=== 1" margins ===

Mxmsj: /* comma */

2011-03-02T00:06:27Z

comma

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	=== Punctuation ===		=== Punctuation ===
	==== comma ====		==== comma ====
			There are [http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/607/02/ some rules governing the use of commas.] Some are definitely required and some are definitely prohibited.

			That said, there is a great deal of freedom nowadays. The modern tendency is to use as few commas as possible.

	==== colon ====		==== colon ====
	==== semi-colon ====		==== semi-colon ====