Layman – English editing.
To avoid sounding unintentionally sexist you could consider replacing layman with layperson in the singular and laypeople in the plural:…
Tag: English
Last, Lastly – English editing.
When introducing points or topics in sequence it is good style to be consistent in your choice of words. If…
Lapp – English editing.
Although the word Lapp is still widely used and is the most familiar term to many people, the indigenous people…
Kudos – English editing.
Kudos comes from Greek and means ‘praise’. Despite appearances, it is not a plural word. This means that there is…
Koala – English editing.
Koala, the bear-like Australian marsupials, are widely called koala bears in everyday language. Zoologists, however, regard this form as incorrect…
Kind – English editing.
The use of kind sometimes causes difficulty, as in as in these kind of questions are not relevant where the…
Kilometre (US kilometer) – English editing.
There are two possible pronunciations for kilometer: /kil-uh-mee-tuh/ and /ki-lom-i-tuh/. The first is traditionally considered correct, with a stress pattern…
Kaffir – English editing.
The word kaffir is first recorded in the 16th century (as Caffre) and was originally simply an innocuous descriptive term…