From 5a59abb47ee058bfbe0f7804fa7321c47a1af518 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Cameron Shorter Date: Sat, 9 Nov 2019 08:31:44 +1100 Subject: [PATCH] quote a word that you are referencing: be In referencing the term *be* as an object instead of a word in the sentence, I suggest that you distinguish from the text around it by quoting it, or by putting in italics or bold. --- README.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 7c01a2a..0477634 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ Comedy writers seek the funniest results, horror writers strive for the scariest To engage and educate readers, choose precise, strong, specific verbs; avoid imprecise, weak, or generic verbs. For example, try to reduce your use of the following generic verbs: -* forms of be: is, are, am, was, were, etc. +* forms of "be": is, are, am, was, were, etc. * occur * happen