afterward. Not afterwards. agenda. takes singular verbs and pronouns. “Agenda” The was approved by the school board. Example: agenda age-appropriate. ages. Always spell out people’s ages. Example: children age five through fourteen. See also grades. aid, aide. means assistance. An is an assistant. “Aid” “aide” allude, refer. means to speak (or write) of something without specifically “Allude” mentioning it and is not the same as which means to avoid or evade. To “elude,” “refer” is to mention something directly. alumni, alumnus. An (singular) is a graduate or former member of a school “alumnus” or organization; is the plural form. “alumni” alternative schools. Not alternatives. among, between. Use for collective relationships (honor among thieves) and, “among” in general, relationships of three or more items (the work was divided among Sue, James, and Carl). is typically used for one-to-one relationships (between you “Between” and me). ampersand (&). Replace with unless the ampersand is part of a proper name “and” (such as Barnes & or abbreviation. When an ampersand is used within abbreviations, no space is left on either side. Example: R&D. a.m., p.m. Lowercase with periods. and/or. This construction should be avoided. There is usually no loss of meaning if you use one or the other. anticipate, expect. means to foresee and deal with in advance; “Anticipate” “expect” does not include the notion of preparation. Examples: They expected the visitors to arrive at noon. They anticipated the arrival by cooking an extra amount of food. antibusing.
afterward. Not afterwards. agenda. “Agenda” takes singular verbs and pronouns. Example: The agenda was approved by the school board. age-appropriate. ages. Always spell out people’s ages. Example: children age five through fourteen. See also grades. aid, aide. “Aid” means assistance. An “aide” is an assistant. allude, refer. “Allude” means to speak (or write) of something without specifically mentioning it and is not the same as “elude,” which means to avoid or evade. To “refer” is to mention something directly. alumni, alumnus. An “alumnus” (singular) is a graduate or former member of a school or organization; “alumni” is the plural form. alternative schools. Not alternatives. among, between. Use “among” for collective relationships (honor among thieves) and, in general, relationships of three or more items (the work was divided among Sue, James, and Carl). “Between” is typically used for one-to-one relationships (between you and me). ampersand (&). Replace with “and” unless the ampersand is part of a proper name (such as Barnes & or abbreviation. When an ampersand is used within abbreviations, no space is left on either side. Example: R&D. a.m., p.m. Lowercase with periods. and/or. This construction should be avoided. There is usually no loss of meaning if you use one or the other. anticipate, expect. “Anticipate” means to foresee and deal with in advance; “expect” does not include the notion of preparation. Examples: They expected the visitors to arrive at noon. They anticipated the arrival by cooking an extra amount of food. antibusing.
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