https://github.com/tjmahr/writing_checklist

Fiddly things to do when finishing a paper.
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Fiddly things to do when finishing a paper.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/tjmahr/writing_checklist
• Owner: tjmahr
• License: gpl-2.0
• Created: 2015-11-06T14:19:12.000Z (about 9 years ago)
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# writing_checklist

Fiddly things to do when finishing a paper (and you're not using a sophisticated typesetting language)

### typography

- [ ] don't use leading zero on correlations, proportions or p-values (_p_ = .051, not _p_ = 0.051)

- [ ] use [non-breaking spaces](http://practicaltypography.com/nonbreaking-spaces.html) 

  * Use them around `=`, `<`, etc.

  * And inside numbered/lettered things like "Experiment 1" or "Fig. 1"

  * CTRL SHIFT SPACE in MS Word, ` ` in HTML 

- [ ] use an en-dash (–) `–` 

  * in ranges (10–20) 

  * when writing "UW–Madison" or "University of Wisconsin–Madison"

- [ ] use a minus sign (−) for negative numbers like −10 `−`

- [ ] use a multiplication sign (×) `×` for multiplication expressions, dimensions ("100 × 100 pixel image") and interactions ("a significant Age × Language interaction")

### grammar

- [ ] verbs after either/or and neither/nor agree with noun closest to verb. 

  * _Neither Kiki nor Nooper was happy with their treats_.

  * _Neither Tristan nor his cats were happy._

### word count

- [ ] if an abbreviation is in a "collegiate" dictionary as its own entry, you can assume the reader knows the abbreviation and not redefine it in-text

 * IQ, SES