L

laboratory report

language. See also idioms; words

appropriate

concise

exact

wordy

lay, lie; laying, lying

usage note

lead, led

learn, teach

leave, let

lectures

citing

traditional vs. online course lectures

length

less, fewer

let, leave

letters, citing

APA style

Chicago style

MLA style

letters, as multimodal texts

letters, business

letters of the alphabet

liable

library resources. See also electronic sources

lie, lay; lying, laying

usage note

like, as

like

line spacing

linking verbs

listening

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

lists. See also Series

literacy narrative

literary present tense

literature review. See review, of literature

logic

fallacies. See logical fallacies

logos (logical appeals), in arguments

logos (logical apeals), in arguments

logs

reading log. See double-entry notebook

loose, lose

lots, lots of

lying vs. laying

usage note