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The Associate Press (AP) Stylebook has many rules for handling academic degrees and credentials. The editors aren’t trying to torture us, as much as it may seem like it. No, they are striving for consistency and clarity. First, let’s look at credentials.

If you've ever tried to carry nine bags of groceries in from the car, only to have five of them fall in the driveway, you have an idea of how the poor run-on sentence feels.

The abbreviations “i.e.” and “e.g.” are useful for clarifying phrases, but writers often mix up their meanings, which can hamper their effectiveness.

"Raise" and "rise" have similar meanings, and writers often misuse them. The key to proper use is whether the sentence involves a direct object or not. "Raise," which means to lift, requires an object, while "rise," which means to come up, does not.

With their similar forms and meanings, "lay" and "lie" are often confused by writers.

Often maligned and misused, the semicolon is nonetheless a useful punctuation mark, and it is worth learning to use it properly.

While most comparatives, like "bigger" or "shorter," don't give writers troubles, a few do.

Many writers struggle with the correct use of "who" and "whom," but once you determine whether the situation calls for a subject or an object...

While using quotation marks may at first seem simple, there are several contexts that often give writers trouble.

The proper use of "good," "bad," "badly" and "well" sometimes presents challenges.

These three words show relationship between a thing and the pieces or elements that make it up, but their use often confuses writers. Understanding how you want to describe the relationship will help you choose the correct verb.

Personal pronouns stand in for a person in a sentence or clause; they also can be used to show ownership.

The apostrophe is best known for forming possessives, but it has other uses as well, like indicating the omission of letters or numbers and forming certain plural

In principle, subject-verb agreement is straightforward: Singular subjects take singular verbs, and plural subjects take plural verbs.

We have has compiled this list of some of the common and not-so-common medical specialties you might encounter on the job or as a consumer.

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