Tags: Punctuation
Dr. Dobb’s cover story
Fwd: Dr. Dobb's magazine front page, originally uploaded by GrammarBlog. Thanks to Jacob for this picture of Dr Dobb's Journal. Apart from the whopping it's/its error in the main story ...
You talkin’ to me?
Do people think it's cute, or funny, or friendly? Well it's not; it's confusing. The fact that this particular sign is all in capitals and has no full-stops makes it appear that this sign, when personified, is shouting a garblednonsensical diatribe. The "homeless-drunk-at-the-bus-stop" persona is galvanized by the not-so-veiled threat ...
A single conclusion?
Last week I asked a question: how should those silly folks in the Apprentice have punctuated their card? National Single's Day, National Singles' Day or National Singles Day? We had quite a few responses in line with my first reaction, such ...
Cartoon time
Apologies for the lack of posts recently; we've all been terribly busy. In the absence of a well written and humorous post, I hope you will enjoy these grammar-based cartoons. From savagechickens.com. ...
I don’t want e-mail anymore
SPOGG is reporting on the associated press' standpoint on the hyphen in 'e-mail'. David Minthorn, spokesman for the AP stylebook has the following to say on the matter: Call us stubborn, or sticklers for clarity, but AP sees no compelling reason to replace e-mail ...
Heartbrake not excepted
I have to confess to being a bit of a Valentine's grinch. My girlfriend can drop all the hints in the world and I'll still forget to buy a card or gift. I don't know who decided it was romantic to throw money into Hallmark's bank account and contribute to ...
A day in the life of a GrammarBlogger
I've just had an MSN conversation with fellow GrammarBlogger Tom and I feel like sharing. Tom: in this context, would you put 'yes' and 'no' in quotation marks: Tom: It's a simple question and usually can be answered with a yes or no. ...
Redemption for Marlo
Before Christmas, I posted about the frightening use of apostrophes on MarloDee Designs' website. A few days ago we received notification of the following comment. Hello! This is Marlo from MarloDee Designs. I think I have fixed all the ...
Will buy unwanted apostrophes for cash
I think I will try to make Cartoon Friday a regular feature here at GrammarBlog. This slice of Friday cheer was brought to you by MRP. I often think there would be a quid or two to ...
P-p-p pick up a punctuation guide
Izzy was less than impressed when she noticed an error on the wrapper of her P-p-p-penguin."What ...
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