# Grammar Nazis, could you review my recipe writing skills please?

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**Created:** [June 21, 2013, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grammar-nazis-could-you-review-my-recipe-writing-skills-please/661591 "2013-06-21T21:33:04Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 24, 2013, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grammar-nazis-could-you-review-my-recipe-writing-skills-please/661591/21 "2013-06-24T23:54:45Z")

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> [@wolf\_meister](#):
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> How about Fellini’s “81/2” or “8½”? Okay I’ll stop running it into the ground.

I prefer “8 1/2.” While my eyesight is good, the “½” is pretty small, and trying to distinguish it from 1/4 or 3/4 would be annoying, I’d think.

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**Post date:** [June 25, 2013, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grammar-nazis-could-you-review-my-recipe-writing-skills-please/661591/22 "2013-06-25T01:46:00Z")

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**pulykamell** Yes, you are right, that does make reading it more difficult. (and I couldn’t read what “ALT” 0176 was)

Perhaps **Scarlett67** could have chosen a bigger font size in displaying those characters.

°   ¼   ½   ¾

… and by changing the font size, Fellini’s 8½ displays much better don’t you think?  
Gee, I wonder what **Shakes** thinks of all the replies _now_?  
That’s what you get when you ask a question on the Straight Dope Message Board.🙂

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**Post date:** [June 25, 2013, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grammar-nazis-could-you-review-my-recipe-writing-skills-please/661591/23 "2013-06-25T21:18:39Z")

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It may be just me, but I’m confused whether I’m supposed to put the chuck in a cold Dutch oven and then put it on medium heat, or heat the pan first.

And I’d definitely want a more quantitative measure for the brown sugar, even if it’s “to taste.” A palm-ful of brown sugar might be 1 Tbsp or so, while a heaping handful may be over 1/2 cup.

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