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Grammar, sweet grammar!
Did you know the Society for the Promotion of Good Grammar and MSN Encarta have designated March 4 as National Grammar Day? NO? NO! Well, then, why not take a grammar quiz just so you can hold your...
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Your sentence deserves a good beating!
Do you hear the music in your writing? I’ve finished another round of red-pencil editing on my manuscript and next week I’ll start a read through. This time I’ll be reading aloud and recording it. Yes,...
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How do you punctuate after a terminal em dash?
A particular use of punctuation jumped out at me as I read a recently published book. In general, I observe punctuation rules, so I’d like to know if the one used in this book follows an old rule, a...
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How do you punctuate after a terminal ellipsis?
We tackled this question with the em dash in the last post, so this time let’s turn our attention to the terminal ellipsis. Like many writers, I use an ellipsis at the end of a line of dialogue to...
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Might as well face it, I’m addicted to …
Commas! There. I said it. I’m a comma addict. I love them. They’re beautiful little things that add pause and sense and order to sentences—if you know how to use them correctly. Apparently, my lack of...
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Taking an Ax to My Old Flame—
While my subconscious works out a problem in my romantic comedy, I’ve been editing the first novel I completed—fourteen years ago. As I read, it became apparent I was a little too fond of the em dash....
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