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Richard Herley · 07-26-2010, 09:19 AM

Worldwalker, there is a special place in hell for people who say "masterful" when they mean "masterly". It's next door to the one for those who don't know the difference between "barbarous" and "barbaric". I sometimes muse on the tortures being inflicted there; I find it helps my blood-pressure (N.B., the hyphen is required, avoiding a momentary ambiguity -- I would argue that your use of the compound does not, so no criticism intended!)

As for capitalization of titles, I have just found this:

http://www.writersblock.ca/tips/monthtip/tipmar98.htm

I'd never seen the rules set out before.

07-26-2010, 09:19 AM	#6
Richard Herley Author Posts: 203 Karma: 1164907 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	Worldwalker, there is a special place in hell for people who say "masterful" when they mean "masterly". It's next door to the one for those who don't know the difference between "barbarous" and "barbaric". I sometimes muse on the tortures being inflicted there; I find it helps my blood-pressure (N.B., the hyphen is required, avoiding a momentary ambiguity -- I would argue that your use of the compound does not, so no criticism intended!) As for capitalization of titles, I have just found this: http://www.writersblock.ca/tips/monthtip/tipmar98.htm I'd never seen the rules set out before.