Bob Sutor

This entry is one in a series that tackles issues of proper word use and grammar in English.

From time to time I post a blog entry that explains the proper use of English terms, especially those that get abused frequently. This is a list of all those entries.

You may also find the following books useful:

• The Chicago Manual of Style
• Woe Is I: The Grammarphobe’s Guide to Better English in Plain English, Third Edition by Patricia T. O’Conner
• The Elements of Style: 50th Anniversary Edition by William Strunk and E. B. White
• On Writing Well, 30th Anniversary Edition: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction by William Zinsser
• A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, Seventh Edition: Chicago Style for Students and Researchers (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing) by Kate Turabian
• Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation by Lynne Truss

This entry is one in a series that tackles issues of proper word use and grammar in English.

When speaking of three dimensions, we often use words like “width,” “breadth,” and “depth.” The fourth word commonly used in “height,” which is odd because it is missing the final “h.” Nevertheless, that is correct.

There is no word “heighth.” Always use “height.”

Also see: Series list: Proper word use and grammar in English