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Shape your text for online reading
Text that works best on the Web is text that gets to the point fast and that makes it easy for readers to pick out key information.
Write strong headlines
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Editing 101
Company and product names
Within reason, follow an organization's conventions for how it capitalizes and punctuates its names.
Dealing with internal caps and more
Apostrophes (')
The apostrophe has two main functions: to show the omission of letters or numerals, and to form a possessive. It is occasionally used to make a plural.
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