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Clear Writing Tips

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On Wednesdays, NCEH/ATSDR’s Writer-Editor Team sends writing tips to thousands of CDC employees. Here’s a list of cleared articles that you can share within CDC or other organizations.

Formatting
  • Bulleted Lists
  • One Space Between Sentences
Grammar
  • Ending Sentences with Prepositions
  • Follow up, Follow-up, or Followup?
  • Ordinals
  • Pronouns
Punctuation
    • Exclamation Points
    • Having Contractions
    • Hyphens Part 1
    • Hyphens Part 2
    • Stop Fighting These Three Punctuation Rules
Scientific and Public Health Writing
  • Writing for a Scientific Audience
  • Seven Deadly Sins of Scientific Writing Part 1
  • Seven Deadly Sins Part 2
  • Seven Deadly Sins Part 3
  • Seven Deadly Sins Part 4
  • Seven Deadly Sins Part 5
  • Seven Deadly Sins Part 6
  • Seven Deadly Sins Part 7
  • Seven Deadly Sins Recap
  • Another Deadly Sins Recap
  • Another Deadly Sins Recap, Part 2
  • Another Deadly Sins Recap, Part 3
Word Choice
  • Addressing the Issue
  • Does Your Writing Have Impact?
  • Do You Need “That” Word?
  • Gobbledygook
  • Holiday Card Writing Tips
  • Holiday Card Writing Tips, Part 2
  • How I Look Like
  • Mnemonic Devices
  • Person-First Language
  • Pretentious Writing
  • Utilize vs. Use
Last Reviewed: July 30, 2025
Source: National Center for Environmental Health
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