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Punctuation
Posted by: Catie Holdridge
10 / 12 / 09
So, those emoticon smiles: what else can they be used for? Round brackets Imagine the contents of round brackets (or parentheses) as an aside that might be said behind your hand (an actor on a stage might anyway). These punctuation marks come in handy to: include optional information You don’t have much time left to […]
30 / 07 / 09
For such a tiny punctuation mark, the apostrophe has an enormous tendency to confuse and irritate people. The reaction to this all-too-common frustration is generally one of two extremes. The first is to try to cut them out altogether. The alternative is to start sprinkling them as liberally as an overzealous Italian waiter sprinkles black […]
Posted by: Rob Ashton
20 / 03 / 09
We had this question from a former delegate a few days ago: Hi there Please can you settle a dispute! Is it Mother’s Day or Mothers’ Day? Many thanks Here’s our response: Hi Steph At first glance, you could say either. It would all depend on whether you think it’s a day for mothers (making […]
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