Contents

The entries of the Usage Dictionary, arranged by subject. An entry appears in every section to which it belongs.

1. Commonly Confused Words463 entries
2. Grammar239 entries

   • All Grammar entries
   • Agreement
   • Pronouns
   • Verbs and Verb Forms
   • Modifiers and Comparison
   • Phrases, Clauses, and Sentence Structure
3. Punctuation112 entries

   • All Punctuation entries
   • Period
   • Comma
   • Semicolon
   • Colon
   • Question Mark
   • Exclamation Point
   • Apostrophe
   • Quotation Marks
   • Hyphen
   • En Dash
   • Em Dash
   • Slash
   • Parentheses
   • Brackets
   • Braces
   • Ellipsis
   • Ampersand
   • Vertical Lists
4. Spelling and Word Forms113 entries

   • All Spelling and Word Forms entries
   • Preferred Spellings
   • Plurals
   • One Word or Two
5. Wordiness and Redundancy63 entries
6. Idioms and Fixed Expressions52 entries
7. Disputed and Shifting Usage63 entries
8. Numbers, Dates, and Abbreviations47 entries
9. Capitalization29 entries
10. Rhetoric and Reasoning14 entries
11. Inclusive Language12 entries