Grammar Nazi: Lesson 4

[ninjamonkeyspy]

Here is how to correctly reference common collegiate degrees in America. (It is painful to work for a college and see it printed incorrectly.)

(1) If writing about the degree generally, then it's just a master's, a bachelor's, or an associate's degree. Don't capitalize the first letter but remember the apostrophe; it's a possessive noun

Comments

[scbaritone]

Here are a couple more that I see with what seems to be increasing frequency:

- the use of 'loose' when 'lose' is the correct word... even worse is 'loosing' for 'losing'...

- the use of 'then' for 'than'...

PS Great icon!!!

[ninjamonkeyspy]

Eh, those don't phase faze me. :-P

[crackedmyself]

You are so sexy.

From Sis Jen

[anonymous]

What about when I say I'm working on my Master's/master's in N/nursing? It will be a Master of Science in Nursing...

I saw "equipped" spelled "equipt" just today....

Re: From Sis Jen

[ninjamonkeyspy]

It's just a master's degree. If it's a master's degree in N/nursing, then it depends on whether you mean "Nursing" as the title of the field or just "nursing" in general. So it could go either way, but most likely it should be a master's degree in Nursing... sort of like my bachelor's degree in Information Technology, only more useful.

Thanks!

[anonymous]

I have been looking for an answer to this question for a long time. I always get a different answer. I have an Associate in Business Management, and all through my college career I could never figure out what to call that darn associate's in type form!! :)