The American Partisan

Style Guide

Spelling

Watch Out For Homonyms

You did not go too the store today, you do not turn in for the knight and it’s highly unlikely that you deposit chemical residue in a vile. Tread very lightly over words that sound the same but have different spellings and, thus, different meanings.

(Publisher note: Likewise it is not they're computer even if it is you're program.)

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THE
STYLE GUIDE

Spelling
++The importance of spelling
++Use a spell check!
++Watch out for homonyms
++British is bad
++It’s its it’s its, what the heck is it anyway?

Grammar
++Grammar, logic and other synonyms
++Shakespeare vs. the English teachers
++Slang and swearing
++Masculine or Feminine
++I don’t believe in censorship but…

Punctuation
++Internetiquette
++Quotes, commas and periods
++Exclaim sparingly

Length
++The mantra
++Word targets
++Be Brief

Punch
++What do you mean by punch?
++Play with words
++IMO, No!
++Talking and writing, the difference
++Make me laugh

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