192
Mrs. Bluezette's Grammar Guide
mute/moot.........................84
myriad/myriad of ............. 132
myself/me ...........................3
N
NASA...............................81
Native American ............. 158
nauseous/nauseated.......... 112
naval/navel........................83
neither/nor, either/or ..........51
New Year's Eve.................30
no one/nobody.....................6
Nolan, Barry ................... 166
none .................................33
non-sexist language .153, 154,
155
nonwhite ......................... 158
notary public .....................82
nouns, collective ................41
NTSB ...............................81
number/amount ........... 36, 40
O
oblivious to .......................72
off of ................................73
old fashioned.....................34
older adults ..................... 157
Olson, Jim....................... 179
on behalf of ..................... 111
oneself ..............................29
only ..................................13
opening statements ............59
orient .............................. 133
Oriental........................... 158
over/more than ..................36
P
P.D.T................................87
P.M. ............................... 109
P.P.S............................... 109
P.S.................................. 109
Palmer, Morgan.................26
partially destroyed ........... 177
Pascal, Blaise .................. 107
past/last.............................82
pastoral.............................82
patience/patients .............. 103
penitentiary/jail/prison .......62
percent/percentage.............75
person of color ................ 158
personnel/personal........... 100
perspective/prospective ......77
phase/faze .........................99
phenomenon/phenomena ....17
plan to do..........................73
plurals and possessives.......27
plurals of names ................28
podium/lectern ..................83
police department ..............54
police officers....................54
police/cop .........................55
pore/pour ..........................85
possessive pronouns..... 28, 29
postponed/canceled............66
Poynter Institute, The ...........6
preferable to......................73
prejudiced/biased............. 120
preposition at end of sentence
................................... 147
preposition, choice of.........71
presently ......................... 144
Presidents' Day..................30
preventive/preventative .... 134
principal/principle ............ 103
prison/penitentiary/jail .......62
prisoners/inmates/convicts..62
Prodigal Summer.................8
prodigy/protege ............... 101
