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labels for people, caution with

labels for visuals

figure with number and label

laboratory notebook, in biological sciences

laboratory report

in biological sciences

assignment: biology lab report

sample lab report, botany (Johnson/Arnold; CSE)

in engineering

language. See also idioms; words

appropriate

quick help: appropriate language

biased

clichés

concise

quick help: concise language

choosing the concise word or phrase

direct

doublespeak

euphemisms

euphemisms and plain English alternatives

exact

quick help: exact language

figurative

formality levels

jargon

choosing alternatives to jargon

nonstandard English

obsolete, dictionary label

offensive

questions to ask about literature

pretentious

redundant

regionalisms

sexist

avoiding sexist language

slang

specialized, in the disciplines

Standard English

wordy

quick help: concise language

Latin abbreviations

lay, lie; laying, lying

standard verb forms

usage note

layout of documents

leadership skills, and collaborative activities

lead, led

learn, teach

leave, let

lectures

citing

APA style

MLA style

public speaking

traditional vs. online course lectures

assumptions vs. realities of online learning

legal brief, in criminal justice and criminology

length

of paper

checklist for assessing the writing situation

of paragraph

determining paragraph length

less, fewer

lesson plan, in education

let, leave

letters, citing

APA style

letter to the editor

Chicago style

letter in a collection

MLA style

letter in a collection

letter from an online archive

letter to the editor

personal letter

letters, as multimodal texts

meaning of

purpose and audience for

letters, business

sample business letter, block style

sample business letter, modified block style

sample cover letter for a portfolio

letters of the alphabet

capitalization

italics

plurals

liable

library resources. See also electronic sources

articles in periodicals

bibliographies

books

databases

reference librarians

scholarly citations

determining if a source is scholarly

as search tool

search strategy

selecting sources

Web sources

lie, lay; lying, laying

standard verb forms

usage note

like, as

like

no comma after

and sentence fragments

limiting modifiers

line spacing

APA style

Chicago style

CSE style

document design

MLA style

linking verbs

adjective after

defined

omission of, avoiding

multilingual tip: including linking verbs

pronoun after

listening activities, for improving English

listening

audio books for listening practice

in class

developing presentations for

reading and

and talking, for exploring ideas

audio on Web sites

listening to music, for writing

listing ideas

list of sources. See bibliography; reference list (APA); reference list (CSE); works cited list (MLA)

lists. See also Series

bulleted

colon with

comma with

dash with

formatting

introducing

numbered

parallelism

semicolon with

as sentence fragments

literacy narrative

sample literacy narrative, with peer review comments (Nguyen; MLA)

sample literacy narrative (Nguyen; MLA)

notes for

peer review of

revision goals for

writing guide

literary present tense

point of view and verb tense in academic writing

in literary paper

shifts, avoiding

special uses

literature, writing about

literature review. See review, of literature

logic

analogies

cause-and-effect reasoning

deductive reasoning

fallacies. See logical fallacies

inductive reasoning

logos (logical appeals), in arguments

evaluating as a reader

using in writing

logos (logical apeals), in arguments

evaluating as a reader

using in writing

logical comparisons

logs

editing log

blank editing log

sample editing log 1: checklist

sample editing log 2: corrected sentences

reading log. See double-entry notebook

research log

loose, lose

lots, lots of

ly ending on adverbs

no hyphen with

lying vs. laying

standard verb forms

usage note