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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