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left, right
“Left” and “right” are defined from the perspective of the offense: Jayson Tatum drove down the left sideline; Mike Napoli uncorked a line drive to left field Use two words, hyphenated, when referring to handedness as a noun or an adjective: a right-hander; the left-handed pitcher; a right-hand shot Use two words, unhyphenated, when referring
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horse racing
Two words.
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home field
Two words, unhyphenated, when used as a noun: Fenway Park is the home field of the Red Sox. Two words, hyphenated, when used as an adjective: The Chiefs hold home-field advantage throughout the playoffs.
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time
Signify a.m. or p.m. and the relevant time zone whenever referring to time. To determine the relevant time zone, use the time zone most relevant to your audience; if your audience spans multiple time zones, use the time zone where the event is being played: the Cubs game is scheduled to begin at 3:05 p.m.
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hit and run
Three words, unhyphenated, when used as a verb: The Brewers will hit and run with a speedy runner on first base. Three words, hyphenated, when used as a noun or an adjective: The hit-and-run attempt helped avoid a double play; the baserunner reached second base after a hit-and-run
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possessives
For singular nouns and plural nouns that do not end in -s (including words that end in -x or -z), add ‘s: New York’s fifth win in six games; the women’s bathroom; the Red Sox’s first championship; the Blitz’s biggest star For singular nouns that end in -s, add only an apostrophe: LeBron James’ contract
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ellipsis
An ellipsis — the three dots in the middle of a passage — denotes omitted or missing text. It does not signify a pause in speech, which should be represented with a long dash instead. When using an ellipsis, always place a space before the first dot and after the last dot. When an ellipsis
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death
Death is final. As such, there should never be any ambiguity when reporting it. All caution must be made that once a death has been reported, it cannot be taken back. Never use euphemisms such as “passed away” or “left us.” Only use forms of the word die: Pete Rose, the all-time hits leader in