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2009 Issues
• January 2009 (Available to view as JPG or for download as PDF)
Highlights
include its vs. it's; explanation of compound adjectives; list of the 13 punctuation marks
• February 2009 (Available to view as JPG or for download as PDF)
Highlights
include discrete vs. discreet; how to decide between using that or which; history of skin of my teeth
• March 2009 (Available to view as JPG or for download as PDF)
Highlights
include peek vs. peak vs. pique; how to decide between using me or I; using apostrophes for
possessives that end in s
• April 2009 (Available to view as JPG or for download as PDF)
Highlights
include pore vs. pour; dictionaries
as markers of social change; fun new column on words and phrases at The New York Times
• May
2009 (Available to view
as JPG
or for download
as PDF) 
Highlights
include in-between
vs. in between; review of the
8 parts of speech; proper use
of periods in the abbreviation et al.
• June 2009 (Available to view as JPG or for download as PDF)
Highlights
include accord vs. accordance;
choosing between his, her, their, and its; good online resource for job seekers
looking for samples of application materials
2008 Issues
• March 2008
(Available to view
as JPG or for download
as PDF)
Highlights
include clarification of the term fortuitous; excellent resource for online
dictionaries; style differences between Web site, Website, and website
•
April 2008 (Available to view
as JPG or for download
as PDF)
• May 2008 (Available to view as JPG or for download as PDF)
Highlights
include comprise vs. compose; ten plurals you should know; not
only/but also rule
• May 2008 (Available to view as JPG or for download as PDF)
Highlights
include momentarily vs. in
a moment; list of
nouns frequently used -- incorrectly -- as verbs; using all right instead of alright
•
June 2008 (Available to view
as JPG or for download
as PDF)
Highlights
include rebut vs. refute; avoiding the "floating s" (e.g., toward vs. towards); proper placement of only in a sentence
• July 2008 (Available to view as JPG or for download as PDF)
Highlights
include adviser vs. advisor; how to decide between less or fewer; proper usage of unique
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August 2008 (Available to view
as JPG or for download
as PDF)
Highlights
include anxious vs. eager; using a or an before words that start with
vowel sounds (hour) or vowels
with consontant sounds (union)
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September 2008 (Available to view
as JPG or for download
as PDF)
Highlights
include quote vs. quotation; using serial (or Oxford) commas;
usage change in two spaces after the punctuation mark at the end of a
sentence
• October 2008
(Available to view
as JPG or for download
as PDF)
Highlights
include farther vs. further; information on splitting
infinitives; link to
textexpander program
• November 2008 (Available to view as JPG or for download as PDF)
Highlights
include Bravo! vs. Brava!; history of the term maverick; usage difference between orient and orientate
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December 2008 (Available to view
as JPG or for download
as PDF)
Highlights
include affect vs. effect; the "It Looks Funny" rule; holiday
book ideas for writers