Incorrect: Please bring something to the potluck dinner ( e.g., salad, appetizer, dessert, etc.). reference.Ĭorrect: Please bring something to the potluck dinner ( e.g., salad, appetizer, dessert). Note that because we are identifying partial information by way of example, we would not include etc. The correct reference therefore would be e.g. In our potluck example above, we can safely assume that the dinner selections might include more than just salads, appetizers, and desserts ( i.e., the foods cited represent a larger group as opposed to the full list). It helps to illustrate a preceding thought but does not restate, list, or summarize it. gives one or a few examples from a larger grouping. It identifies, amplifies, clarifies, or specifies to remove all doubt about what the previous statement is saying. restates or fully lists what precedes it. Id est (i.e.): “that is to say in other words by which I mean” are both abbreviations of Latin expressions. The context of that statement doesn’t interfere with our ability to receive the central idea from it. Please bring something to the potluck dinner (i.e., salad, appetizer, dessert). Some of us may have understood them, and some of us may have not been sure.įor example, perhaps we’ve come across a statement such as: Capitalize the first word after a colon only if it is a proper noun or the start of a complex sentence.We’ve probably all either seen or written the abbreviations i.e. The most frequent use of a colon is at the end of a sentence to introduce and to separate lists, tabulations and text.Use parentheses instead or recast the sentence. RIGHT: MCC recently amended its environmental and social protection policy to formally adopt the International Finance Corporation Performance Standards on Environmental and Social Sustainability as part of continuing efforts to enhance the sustainability and effectiveness of MCC compacts and improve our standards for managing environmental and social risks.Īvoid brackets. RIGHT: MCC operates under its Gender Policy during implementation.
RIGHT: MCC released its annual country selection criteria and methodology report.
Example RIGHT: MCC released Report on the Criteria and Methodology for Determining the Eligibility of Candidate Countries for Millennium Challenge Account Assistance in Fiscal Year 2012.
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