SPELLING IN ACADEMIC WRITING

English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)

SPELLING IN ACADEMIC WRITING

A short piece of writing at the beginning of a book written by someone aside the author is a ~forward~ (nonstandard).
A short piece of writing at the beginning of a book written by someone aside the author is a foreword (standard).

Note that there are two s’s in the spelling of ~festchcrift~ (nonstandard).
Note that there are two s’s in the spelling of festschcrift (standard).

A short text at the beginning or end of a book where the writer names people or other works that have helped in writing the book is ~acknowledgement~ (nonstandard).

A short text at the beginning or end of a book where the writer names people or other works that have helped in writing the book is acknowledgements (standard).

I love to go through the table of ~content~ (nonstandard).
I love to go through the table of contents (standard).
GAB