Just salty enough, just sweet enough, just chewy enough, just crisp enough.
Enough! We’re overusing this phrase. Please find a way around this locution. It’s fine every once in a while, but it begins to lose its meaning after several iterations.
Use amid. (Refrain from using longer words when shorter ones will do. Plus, it’s pretentious.)
Use among. (Refrain from using longer words when shorter ones will do. Plus, it’s pretentious.)
Not BBQ. Not bar-be-que. Not bar-b-que. It is always barbecue, unless it is in the context of a restaurant name, in which case we should honor that spelling.
Barbecue vs. grilling
Barbecue and grilling are not interchangeable. As ‘cue heads are quick to point out, “barbecue is a noun.” Barbecue is slow-cooked, smoked meat. Grilling involves cooking food on a grate over direct or indirect heat.
Avoid using barbecue when you mean grilling.
Avoid using barbecue as a catch-phrase for an outdoor party that involves grilling; use cookout instead.
Avoid. Nothing against the Brits, but I don’t want to see colour, flavour, favourite, defence or any other British spellings—unless you’re British and have special permission.
not chocolately or chocolate-y
The difference between doughnut and donut is UGH.
Web 11 lists the first spelling as doughnut. Please abide by this.
Exceptions: Donut is OK if the name of an establishment or product uses the spelling.
Redundant.
Just use result.
Not fancypants.
Note the position of the apostrophe.