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No matter what your level of English language skills,
UpWORDly Mobile is here for you. Most of us
are pretty loose in applying the rules to our everyday conversations, but we know we need more-structured, formal English for our business websites, documents and other written communications. When you have a point to make, a message to get across, you want to have a grip on grammar.
It’s not helpful to be a grammar snob or language Nazi. Many people get along very well with minimal language skills. But for those people who wish to elevate their grammar and writing skills, UpWORDly Mobile is a rich resource.
George Pearson
Editor, UpWORDly Mobile
Not to be too personal, but do you know where your hyphens belong?
This claim was printed on the front of a bag of Wee-Wee disposable diapers for pets:
No leak protection. Hmmm. Then why would anyone want to buy them? Do you suppose the manufacturer meant to say No-leak protection? (Thanks to the back page of Consumer Reports for that one.)
A birth announcement:
Caleb will be the third, fourth generation baby on Allen Road at Kirby Falls this summer. [A comma doesn't work here, but a hyphen does: Caleb will be the third fourth-generation baby on Allen Road at Kirby Falls this summer.]
Do hyphenate . . .
--compound adjectives: second-best time, five-speed transmission, fourth-generation baby (see above)
--fractions: one-half, three-fifths
--titles with vice: vice-president, vice-chairman
--to avoid confusion: see no-leak example above; also, re-sign when it means to sign again
George Pearson: writer and editor

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