You’re probably well versed in how to use those sideways eyebrow thingies, better known as parentheses. First, remember that a pair of them is called parentheses, whereas a single one is a parenthesis. Red the rest of the article at Grammar Girl : Parentheses, Brackets, and Braces
Month: July 2010
When to use female nouns
The troublesome cases are when we have one term that can refer to either sex, and another that refers only to women. Take the word “author.” It can refer to men or women in a sentence like “Our agency represents many authors.” But if you use “author” to refer to writers of either sex, and… Continue reading When to use female nouns