Tag: comma
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July 02, 2008 02:02 PM EDT --
Most of us remember Dr. Kevorkian, and all of the people that were dying who he helped to commit suicide. My question is what is your view on this topic? Do you think that this is right or . . . more
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November 29, 2006 04:59 AM EST --
The focus of this article is the semicolon, but it is impossible to have an intelligent discussion of this punctuation mark without some understanding of the other punctuations that can be used to separate . . . more
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June 27, 2008 06:04 PM EDT --
The comma is probably the most commonly used punctuation mark in the English language. Or maybe it's second after the period; I'm not sure. But I think I can say with certainty that it's the . . . more
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June 16, 2007 08:53 AM EDT --
Wither you are aware of it or not a lot of people, although they are inspired, mistake using punctuation. Sometimes it happens once in a life time, but we don’t need that mistake even once in our . . . more
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December 01, 2006 05:37 AM EST --
Hyphen, minus sign, n dash, m dash?? These are all horizontal lines, at mid letter height; all are used in writing, and, aside from general morphology, they bear little relation to each other. Hyphens . . . more
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June 29, 2008 01:25 PM EDT --
In the last post , we saw how commas not only connect, they set apart. We should set off with commas anything not essential to the flow of the sentence. This would include, with some exceptions, the . . . more
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July 17, 2008 04:31 PM EDT --
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In this week's Grammar Grater, we're talking about if and when to use the serial comma . . . more
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November 16, 2006 12:45 AM EST --
Punctuation is simple. Right? There are clear rules to follow. Right? There is never any doubt of when to use a period (well, hardly ever). Question marks are entirely unambiguous in their meaning. Exclamation . . . more
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November 30, 2006 07:17 AM EST --
In part one, I introduced the role of the semicolon in separating independent clauses, either without conjunctions or with adverbial conjunctions. Recall that the rhythm of the passage, the degree of connection . . . more
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June 30, 2008 06:04 PM EDT --
Bad Comma
The previous post ended with a challenge: decide which of the following asterisks should be replaced with commas.
My wife* Mary* and my son* Thomas* stayed home, . . . more
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July 21, 2008 05:34 PM EDT --
Is you wish to be a better writer or reader, of English? Then study these 6 articles 'for proper punctuation', posted by Howard M., in 2006. This repost puts . . . more
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November 19, 2006 03:06 AM EST --
As important a part of comma use as rules for when to use it, are the rules for when not to use it. There are many sources of advice regarding this issue, some of them even good. Perhaps the most . . . more
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April 18, 2007 11:13 PM EDT --
Oh, wheee! Another blog. Ha ha ha. And I thought comma-itis was bad.
Yeah, but I'm getting my comma-itis under control at last. I did comma . . . more
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November 29, 2006 05:04 AM EST --
The focus of this article is the semicolon, but it is impossible to have an intelligent discussion of this punctuation mark without some understanding of the other punctuations that can be used to separate . . . more
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December 01, 2006 05:40 AM EST --
Hyphen, minus sign, n dash, m dash?? These are all horizontal lines, at mid letter height; all are used in writing, and, aside from general morphology, they bear little relation to each other. Hyphens . . . more
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November 30, 2006 07:21 AM EST --
In part one, I introduced the role of the semicolon in separating independent clauses, either without conjunctions or with adverbial conjunctions. Recall that the rhythm of the passage, the degree of connection . . . more
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