Greetings, First of all, please let me express my appreciation for the time and effort you put into creating this document. I'm certain I'm not the only new user who found it extremely helpful.
There was one little thing that jumped out at me when I read it, though, and that was the use of "her" as the pronoun used to refer back to "the writer" at the end of the second paragraph. I realize that people are trying to avoid sexism in their writing, but the fact of the matter is that the rules of English--which we did not create but only received--specify the use of masculine singular pronouns in the generic. Every attempt I have ever seen to get around this rule--use of feminine pronouns, or use of mixed phrases like "him/her"--has the unfortunate effect of drawing attention to itself, thereby destroying the flow and interrupting the smooth conveyance of the author's thoughts. However, there is one workaround, and it has a long pedigree: use plural pronouns instead. It requires a bit of rewriting here and there, but is far more natural than any alternative. Please understand that I make this suggestion as an editor (a job which once fed and housed me), and not as a detractor. My editor's eye also noticed a typo in section 1.2, in the parenthetical remark after "Line spacing": I believe you meant "e.g.," (from Latin exempli gratia 'for the sake of an example'). Well, thank you again, and best of luck to you all. Blaine Erickson
