Description : What's the name of this punctuation mark?
Last Answer : I’ve never seen that before. In what context, and what language, is it used?
Description : How to Use Punctuation
Last Answer : How to Use Punctuation Perfect English may seem intimidating to some people, but the proper punctuation marks are often all that stand between a good piece and a bad one. Whether you're writing a ... you need to brush up on your grammar skills and practice writing every day to get them right.
Description : What is your impression when someone makes comments, or asks questions, and they end the comment or question with more than one exclamation point or question mark?
Last Answer : I myself tend to add a couple question marks to most of my questions, maybe I really want to know, or maybe it means nothing at all.
Description : Why is the apostrophe so misunderstood? What's the solution? Who's the solution?
Last Answer : ’ I ’ think’ it’s mainly’ used’ for’ decoration’ now’ a’ days’
Description : To apostrophize or not to apostrophize?
Last Answer : answer:It's correct to express the possessive, which this is. It's also redundant, but idiomatic (meaning that's just the way we say it): we'd say I'm a big fan of yours and not I'm a big fan ... it would still be there to stand in for the of if you reworded it: He's baseball's biggest fan.
Description : Is it just me or is this article, from the Wichita Eagle, missing a WHOLE lotta commas?
Last Answer : I’m sorry, but it seems to be you. I did not see any missing commas.
Description : Is this the correct use of the semicolon?
Last Answer : Yes, a colon preceeds a list.
Description : Do people "over use" "double quotes" more than is "necessary"?
Last Answer : “No.”
Description : When you address someone in the middle of a sentence, why do you leave out the commas?
Last Answer : There is no need for many rules of grammar online.
Description : Speaking of the "apostrophe of omission," why is it so difficult to get "it's" correct?
Last Answer : To many moron’s?
Description : What does this even mean? "We. Drink. Your. MILKSHAKE!
Last Answer : something sexual.
Description : What are the rules about placement of periods and parentheses?
Last Answer : A complete sentence goes inside the parentheses, period and all. A parenthetical aside within a sentence puts the period outside.
Description : In which order should brackets be used?
Last Answer : answer:try this info Parentheses and (square) brackets have many functions, such as: 1. they introduce additional explanations which could be safely omitted; 2. they make reference to paragraphs, sections, etc; ... or Nances: { } angle brackets or chevrons: < > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bracket
Description : Why doesn't anyone finish their questions with '?'?
Last Answer : Why not this¿
Description : What's your favorite punctuation mark?
Last Answer : There’s no question that I like the question mark. “These” exist to give people something to b!tch about ;)
Description : Do you think it would be nice to have a punctuation mark that's more enthusiastic than a period but indicates less excitement than an exclamation point?
Last Answer : You make a very good and interesting point, @jca It reminds me of the many times that I used a period, and it seemed too flat. So I changed it to an exclamation point, and that seemed WAY too much. We ... symbol. Something like this ++ Or maybe, this >>> In any case, please consider me on board ..
Description : OK, so why the verbal punctuation mark to start the Details section of a question?
Last Answer :
Description : How do you punctuate single words in quotation marks... does the placement of the quotation mark depend upon the punctuation used?
Last Answer : I use British English, and we would always place the full stop or question mark outside of the quotation marks, as in your third example. However, I wouldn’t put T in quotation marks in the first place.
Description : What punctuation mark do you overuse?
Last Answer : …guess…
Description : Who is the first to use waqf or punctuation mark ?
Last Answer : Abu Abdullah Muhammad Ibn Taifur was the first to use the waqf or punctuation mark.
Description : What is a punctuation mark ?
Last Answer : Sometimes you have to pause while reading or writing a sentence. As a result, the meaning of the sentence is clear and melodious. And the signs that are used to stop are called punctuation marks.
Last Answer : We have to pause somewhere while speaking or expressing our thoughts. Sometimes this stop is a little , sometimes a little more or sometimes I express the feeling of question or sorrow ... through lines. These signs of expression or posture are called punctuation marks or punctuation marks.
Description : What punctuation mark should follow such as?
Last Answer : a comma (,)
Description : What's the correct punctuation for quoting a question within a sentence?
Last Answer : The comma is not required. You may leave it out altogether, or put it inside the quotation marks. Source (search for quotation ). That's according to CMoS, and assuming you're using American ... possible to avoid this problem; none of the solutions seem elegant enough to be invisible to the reader.
Description : Who decides when new punctuation is to be created?
Last Answer : There isn't one. There is no governing body on language usage, grammar, or punctuation, at least as far as English is concerned. (The Academie Francaise does make edicts on what is acceptable in French, and ... to design a keystroke for it. That is why some but not all keyboards have € for the Euro.
Description : Punctuation question. Can you help?
Last Answer : I am more unsettled by the absence of a comma after “We think”. But that may only be my German Grammar sense tingling.
Description : Are you in favor of "logical punctuation"?
Last Answer : answer:I can never remember whether commas go in or out of brackets - if it's an important communication, I have to look it up every time. So, I can't fairly say that I care who wins that ... to talk about putting commas in places where you would stop to take a breath when speaking. I hate that.
Description : Is there an app that tests you on punctuation and grammar?
Last Answer : Grammar App by Tap to Learn. You’ll find it in the Apple App Store on iTunes.
Description : How do smileys fit in to the landscape of written punctuation?
Last Answer : It’s WAY too late at night to think about rules. There is only sleep. :-)
Description : Help with punctuation?
Last Answer : answer:No comma is needed after “So does”. That’s the only change I would make. Some would place an ‘Oxford comma’ after “Bring it on!”
Description : Need help with punctuation on this...
Last Answer : answer:What’s the “TV” represent? The name of a show? I’d say: Joe Shmo Featured on ABC’s “TV Show” Founder of “Whatever” website
Description : Quick citation help/punctuation question. Would I use another period?
Last Answer : Leave it as it is. The punctuation is fine. : )
Description : In your informal writing do you put punctuation inside or outside quotation marks?
Last Answer : I don’t have the MLA style memorized, but the rule I always learned, and the one I follow, is that punctuation goes inside the quotes when it is part of the quote, otherwise it goes outside.
Description : Punctuation problems. comma and semicolon rules. help please. when to use with 'and'?
Last Answer : Comma to break a sentence, semicolon when the sentence could either end there (period) or go on, requiring a break (comma); hence the using of both in one punctuation mark. I usually do commas before my ... but I'm not sure if there is a specific rule for this. Good luck learning all of the rules!
Description : What are the punctuation rules regarding acronyms?
Last Answer : Neither one is wrong. It's a matter of style, and styling varies from publisher to publisher. Within a given document or paper or article, you should follow a single practice: if you write N.A.S.A., you ... also write U.S.A. and U.K. Most places these days do follow a style that omits the periods.
Description : Does the exclamation point in a name count as the punctuation at the end of a sentence?
Last Answer : answer:sí sí, a period does a sentence good. Silly companies putting punctuation in their names (glares at Yahoo!) make English just a little harder at the end of the day. Another workaround could be to reword the sentence so it’s not the last word; thus avoiding the awkwardness altogether!
Description : Why is it so hard for people to use capitalization and punctuation!?
Last Answer : Lazy, maybe!
Description : Who else thinks we should have punctuation to denote sarcasm?
Last Answer : like LOL ? (except SAR)?
Description : Why doesn't Ernest Hemingway use correct grammar and punctuation?
Last Answer : answer:James Joyce got away with lots of odd usuage and punctuation (read Molly Bloom's soliloquy - the last chapter of Ulysses. It is 8 sentences long and about 35 pages - but one of the most uberbatman ... sung to the tune of The Yellow Rose of Texas. And let us not forget Flannery O'Connor.
Description : Two money questions? (I'm abusing punctuation?)
Last Answer : answer:I don't know about number one, but for number two I always pass the bill around so people can pay their own portion, and then have everyone chip in for tip. Tip can be split evenly if it's huge, ... to do their part. I've never had a big dinner and had people split it evenly. That's just odd.
Description : what type of internal punctuation is used to indicate someone is speaking? -General Knowledge
Last Answer : Quotation marks are internal punctuation used to indicate someone is speaking.
Description : What is another name for punctuation ?
Last Answer : ● Punctuation marks : Symbols that clarify the meaning of a text or indicate breaks and melodies of elements of a sentence are called punctuation marks , punctuation marks or intersections. ● ... the middle of the composition. ● So , punctuation is another name for punctuation or intersection.
Description : Which four punctuation marks sit at the end of a sentence ?
Last Answer : Beard ( |), question mark ( ?), exclamation mark (!) and colon sign (:). Here is a full sentence, "Decided in the meeting." This symbol is then used to denote another sentence. References: ... 5 of the book "Grammar of Bangla Language" of 9th and 10th grade "Writing and technique of punctuation."
Description : What is the opposite of punctuation ?
Last Answer : answer _
Description : Greetings to all Czechs :) I need advice on punctuation in this text. Thank you for the advice. When you want to go, you don't know where, when you want to live and not alone, you have the will to rise ... to be who you want forever. To go for love, to escape the curse. We only live in love ...
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Description : What is the correct punctuation for the sentence Sam scared?
Last Answer : Sam is scared.
Description : How do you use punctuation for addresses in sentences?
Last Answer : We went to 1 Court House Sq. to get a marriage license.Central Ave. is one-way.Blue Blvd. is under construction.
Description : When a formula contains a typographical error unnecessary or missing punctuation incorrect order of arguments or an incorrect cell reference it returns?
Last Answer : It returns an error.
Description : What punctuation marks in naming a boat?
Last Answer : Feel Free to Answer
Description : What punctuation for quoting a movie title?