Stylebook Flashcards

1
Q

Use serial commas for all items except in (1)

A
  1. business firm names
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2
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(1), (2), (3) and (4) are parenthetical and set off by commas.

A
  1. Some dates (July to December, 2012)
  2. direct address of names (I do, Sir, believe you are out of line)
  3. Degrees (Jeff Iverson, Ph.D., is here)(Jr. is an exception)
  4. abbreviations (The birds, fish, etc., are in the cages)
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3
Q

To compare with means to (1); to compare to means to (2).

A
  1. contrast/find differences

2. compare/find similarities

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4
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Follow “considered” with “as” if you mean (1).

A
  1. examined or discussed
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5
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Disinterested means (1); do not confuse it with (2),

A
  1. impartial

2. uninterested

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6
Q

Use (1) rather than “different than.”

A

1 different from

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7
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Enormity means (1), not bigness.

A
  1. monstrous wickedness
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8
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(1) is not really a word, but is used on trucks for safety purposes. (2) is the correct word.

A
  1. flammable

2. inflammable

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9
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(1) is limited to what happens by chance, and should not be used to mean fortunate or lucky.

A
  1. fortuitous
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10
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Gratuitous means (1).

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  1. unearned/undeserved
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11
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In regards to is not correct, but (1) and (2) are.

A
  1. in regard to

2. as regards

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12
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Inside of means (1).

A
  1. in less than
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13
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The word “like” governs (1) and (2); use “as” for (3) and (4).

A
  1. nouns
  2. pronouns
  3. phrases
  4. clauses
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14
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Loan is a (1), not a (2).

A

.1 noun

2. verb

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15
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Nauseous means (1); nauseated means (2).

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  1. sickening to contemplate

2. sick to the stomach

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16
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Use partially to mean (1); partly to describe a (2).`

A
  1. to a certain degree (partially resigned)

2. physical object (partly submerged)

17
Q

Presently has two meanings: (1) and (2). Restrict its use to the first one.

A
  1. in a short while

2. now

18
Q

In the first person, (1) indicates the speaker’s belief regarding a future action. (2) indicates determination.

A
  1. shall

2. will

19
Q

(1) is defining or restrictive; (2) is not.

A
  1. that

2. which

20
Q

A winding road is (1); a painful ordeal is (2).

A
  1. tortuous

2. torturous