Recent questions tagged punctuation

Description : What's your favorite punctuation mark?

Last Answer : I, think, my, favorite, is, probably, the, comma.

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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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.