Eva Pasco's Blog - Posts Tagged "final-edits"

In the capacity of a writer approaching the light at the end of the tunnel for publication, I’m at the third and final stage of reading through my manuscript. Far be it from me to notice, post-publication, a missing end punctuation mark or some other pesky oversight. Hope not!

So, I’m splitting hairs checking and rechecking dicey areas, such as:

One word or two?

For instance: backyard or back yard?

According to grammarians, backyard (one word) may be used as a noun, or used to function as an adjective.

Back yard (two words) can be used in the role of a noun when referring to “the back part of a yard”.

While both spellings are acceptable, backyard is preferable in both contexts.

Yes, back-yard (hyphenated) in the adjectival sense also exists, but it seems to be less prevalent.

So, I am proceeding accordingly as I split hairs roving my eyes from the prologue to epilogue.

On a note of farewell: goodbye or good-bye?

*May each of us writers polish and perfect our works in progress with an eye out for the reader.

My sincere appreciation to you for reading this far.

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