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Television Rules America

The Question: How much television does the average American watch a month? The Answer: According to Nielsen in 2009, the average American spent…

Pronouns and Case: The Rules

The RulesPronouns and CaseIntroductionWhy Can't a Pronoun Be More Like a Noun?The RulesWho Versus Whom (or Should I Just Shoot Myself Now?) Let's review the rules for using pronouns so these little…

The Supreme Court: Arresting Rules

Arresting RulesThe Supreme CourtArresting RulesLimiting Forced MedicationConfessing Illegally When arresting people and getting them ready to stand trial, police must carefully follow rules…

The Rules Governing Roman Numerals

The Question: In a recent academic competition, the students raised a question about Roman numerals. I immediately referred to the 1998 Information Please Almanac, and then to…

Writing Well: The Golden Rules

The Golden RulesWriting WellIn the Hot Seat: Writing Under PressureWhat's the Big Idea?Write This WayThe Golden RulesWhen the Meter's RunningPanic in the Streets You want to write as well as you can…

The Mail-Order Merchandise Rule

The mail-order rule adopted by the Federal Trade Commission in October 1975 provides that when you order by mail: You must receive the merchandise when the seller says you will. If you are not…

equal-time rule

(Encyclopedia) equal-time rule, a Federal Communications Commission rule that requires equal air time for all major candidates competing for political office. It was preceded by the fairness doctrine…

home rule, municipal

(Encyclopedia) home rule, municipal, system adopted in many states of the United States by which a city is given the right to draft and amend its own charter and to regulate purely local matters…