Mekita Rivas, SNR communications associate, publishes a biweekly feature called "Grammar Guru."
Every other week, the Grammar Guru will share writing tips to help make your work as polished as possible. Some of these tips may address common spelling errors, while others will examine the many nuances of the English language.
Grammar Guru Tip #6
Appointments, meetings and events are not "held." Rather, babies, books and other tangible objects are held.
Use "held" to describe the physical act of holding something. Often, "held" can be omitted from the sentence when describing an event.
Example:
NOT: The meeting will be held at 4 p.m. Monday.
BUT: The meeting will be (or begin) at 4 p.m. Monday.
Need some grammar guidance? The UNL Style Guide (http://unlcms.unl.edu/ucomm/styleguide/) is a great resource for all university employees. If you have writing questions that the style guide doesn't answer, feel free to email the Grammar Guru at mrivas@unl.edu.