The ability to write a business letter is an important skill. Even in today's email and text-centered world many occasions arise when informal communication is not appropriate, and a formal business ...

Editorial writing is a style that can be hard to explain since it's usually a unique mixture of fact and opinion. Viewing editorial examples is one of the most helpful ways to learn what the style ...

This page provides guidelines and examples to help maintain consistency in written materials produced throughout UAB. It is based on three common style guides: the Associated Press (AP) Stylebook, The ...

I know how to tell you the truth in a sentence so dense and complicated and filled with jargon that you will not be able to comprehend. I also know — using my clearest and most engaging prose — how to ...

Although Chicago style can appear intimidating, it’s nothing more than a comprehensive guide for writing within the humanities and liberal arts. Footnotes are convenient. Say you’re reading a history ...

I talked recently with Steven Pinker, author of The Language Instinct and other books about language and the mind, about his new book, The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person’s Guide to Writing in the ...

How many times have you found yourself tweaking the same AI prompt over and over, just to get the tone right? You try to make it sound more like you, casual, professional or something in between, but ...

I recently saw Austin’s Hip Hop Theater Explosion, the city’s equivalent of the old Motown Revue—a showcase for the city’s leading rappers, slam poets, tap dancers, break-dancers and much more. This ...

Jim VandeHei, Mike Allen, and Roy Schwartz have failed to translate the power of the successful rhetorical style pioneered in their political website, Axios, into a book. Smart Brevity, as its title ...

The DePauw University Style Guide provides writing style standards for publications created for DePauw’s external audiences. Also included are examples of correct grammar and forms about which people ...