\documentclass{beamer}
\usepackage{times}
\begin{document}
\begin{frame}
\frametitle{}
\title{Texisms}
\maketitle
\end{frame}

\begin{frame}[fragile]
\frametitle{Bad Lines}
\begin{itemize}
\item \verb+un\-hy\-phen\-ate+
\item \verb+\linebreak+ \verb+\nolinebreak+
\item \verb+\sloppy+
\end{itemize}
\end{frame}

\begin{frame}[fragile]
\frametitle{Dashes}
\begin{itemize}
\item Use \verb+-+ for hyphen: $n$-tuple
\item Use \verb+--+ (en dash) for ranges: 5--10
\item Use \verb+---+ (em dash) for punctutation---in place of a comma
\item Or (European) \verb+--+ (en dash) for punctutation -- in place of a comma
\item Minus sign is something else altogether: $A-B$ 
\item \verb+$\alpha\mbox{-}\beta(\gamma-\delta)$+ gives $\alpha\mbox{-}\beta(\gamma-\delta)$
\item Don't write \verb+$5--10$+ as in $ 5--10$
\end{itemize}
\end{frame}

\begin{frame}[fragile]
\frametitle{Quotes}
\begin{itemize}
\item Don't use ordinary double quotation marks \verb+"joke"+ ''joke"
\item Single quotes \verb+`joke'+ `joke' -- UK
\item Double quotes \verb+``joke''+ ``joke'' -- US
\item \verb+``It's a `joke'''.+ ``It's a `joke'''.  -- wrong
\item \verb+``It's a `joke'{}''.+ ``It's a `joke'{}''. -- logical
\item \verb+``It's a `joke.'{}''+ ``It's a `joke.'{}'' -- US
\item ``It's a `joke'!''
\end{itemize}
\end{frame}

\begin{frame}[fragile]
\frametitle{Italics}
\begin{itemize}
\item Do not use \verb+$+ signs (math mode) to get italics.
\item Use \verb+\textit+ or \verb+\mathit+
\includegraphics[width=3in]{UFO.jpg}
\item Don't use for numbers in text: $10,000$ vs.\ 10,000
\end{itemize}
\end{frame}

\begin{frame}[fragile]
\frametitle{Spacing}
\begin{itemize}
\item Latex puts extra space after periods
\item In \verb+frenchstyle+ no extra space, but a bit before punctuation
\item Use \verb+\ + to get only one space
\item Use \verb+~+ to prevent a linebreak
\item Use \verb+~ \; \: \, \/+ for more precise spacing
\item $H~H\;H\:H\,H\/H$
\end{itemize}
\end{frame}

\begin{frame}
\includegraphics[width=4in]{Test.jpg}
\end{frame}

\begin{frame}[fragile]
\frametitle{Brackets}
\begin{itemize}
\item \verb+$\left( A \left[ B \left\{ C \left\langle D+
\item[] \verb+  \right\rangle \right\} \right] \right)$+
\item[] $\left( A \left[ B \left\{ C \left\langle D \right\rangle \right\} \right] \right)$
\bigskip
\item \verb+$\left( A \left[ B \left\{+
\item[] \verb+  \begin{array}{cc} C_1\\C_2\end{array}+
\item[] \verb+  \left\langle \frac{\textstyle 1}{\textstyle D}+
\item[] \verb+  \right\rangle \right\} \right] \right)$+
\item[] $\left( A \left[ B \left\{ \begin{array}{cc} C_1\\C_2\end{array} \left\langle \frac{\textstyle 1}{\textstyle D} \right\rangle \right\} \right] \right)$
\end{itemize}
\end{frame}

\end{document}
