Category Archives: Punctuation

Hyphens and foreign words

Posted on February 16, 2021 by The dutty is "the ground," the foundation, the earth--just like words are part of the foundation on which I build my life.

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Two Basic Options for Listing Information

Posted on January 4, 2021 by The dutty is "the ground," the foundation, the earth--just like words are part of the foundation on which I build my life.

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Heavenly Bodies

Posted on December 29, 2020 by The dutty is "the ground," the foundation, the earth--just like words are part of the foundation on which I build my life.
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About the Comma

Posted on December 22, 2020 by The dutty is "the ground," the foundation, the earth--just like words are part of the foundation on which I build my life.

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A Possessive Review: What’s Mine and Yours

Posted on December 1, 2020 by The dutty is "the ground," the foundation, the earth--just like words are part of the foundation on which I build my life.

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Something About Quotation Marks

Posted on September 3, 2020 by The dutty is "the ground," the foundation, the earth--just like words are part of the foundation on which I build my life.

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3 Tips for Using Brackets

Posted on June 29, 2020 by The dutty is "the ground," the foundation, the earth--just like words are part of the foundation on which I build my life.
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Use the En Dash

Posted on April 29, 2020 by The dutty is "the ground," the foundation, the earth--just like words are part of the foundation on which I build my life.
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Use the Period to Command Attention

Posted on April 9, 2020 by The dutty is "the ground," the foundation, the earth--just like words are part of the foundation on which I build my life.
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When to Use Em Dashes, Parentheses, and Commas?

Posted on March 25, 2020 by The dutty is "the ground," the foundation, the earth--just like words are part of the foundation on which I build my life.

According to Roy Peter Clark, in Writing Tools: Fifty Essential Strategies for Every Writer, “Punctuation comes from the Latin word punctus, or “point.” Those funny dots, lines, and squiggles help writers point the way. “There is a tendency to use … Continue reading →

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