Basics for Communicating Clearly
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Updated 19 June 2009
Copyright © 2009 by LinzTech LLC

 The “Grammar Central” column appeared from May 2004 to August 2006 in Rough Draft, 
online newsletter of the Phoenix Chapter of the Society for Technical Communication.
Linda Shacklock, owner and principal of LinzTech LLC, wrote the column, collected the published topics at this site, and continues to add topics from time to time.

Questions or comments?  Contact Linda Shacklock.
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Topics
  a, an except, accept might've then, than
accept, except farther, further number, amount there’s, there’re
adapt, adopt fewer, less our, ours they’re
affect, effect further, farther Plural Abbreviations they/them
amount, number he/him Plural Nouns Useless Words, Avoid
an, a her, hers Possessive Plural Nouns Use Strong Verbs
assure ie., e.g. Possessive Singular Nouns we/us
Avoid Useless Words I/me respective who
Commas insure respectively whoever
could've into, in to she/her whom
criterion, criteria its, it's should've whomever
data--singular or plural? less, fewer Strong Verbs, Use who’s, whose
effect, affect -ly ending than, then would've
e.g., i.e. may've their, theirs, they’re your, yours, you're
ensure
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