No, I’m not going to vent about belly buttons. I’m talking about (and a reader asked about) properly placing punctuation (alliterations later!) at the end of a sentence when quotation mark… more →
Redpengirl's BlogMs. M wrote 2 months ago: If I could work my will, every idiot who capitalizes random words all willy-nilly with neither rhyme … more →
bloodywellwrite wrote 4 months ago: This gorgeous, little punctuation mark is currently making a name for itself in grammar circles and, … more →
clearbackpack wrote 4 months ago: Cute grocery store guy asked for my number and called . . . but I’m moving away. … more →
choward wrote 4 months ago: You know when you’re writing an e-mail and you need to express to the recipient(s) that you ar … more →
scarletletterscopy wrote 5 months ago: RIP: Exclamation Mark. Died of advertising overuse in early part of this century. Missed most by che … more →
johnfwills wrote 5 months ago: Here we go again. (Punctuation Anyone?) To punctuate, or not to punctuate; that is the question. Or … more →
johnfwills wrote 6 months ago: Here we go again. (Punctuation Anyone?) To punctuate, or not to punctuate; that is the question. Or … more →
grammarcops wrote 7 months ago: Punctuation is a device used to assist the reader. Punctuation is defined as the practice or system … more →
John UpChurch wrote 7 months ago: I won’t deny it. I dislike exclamation points, a distaste that I blame upon Dr. Allen Weir—the man w … more →
bloodywellwrite wrote 9 months ago: Exclamation points are fun — but they are potent. Just as you would use caution with anything fun bu … more →
Laura wrote 11 months ago: Guess what! Sometimes writers on Yahoo! TV get so excited that they misplace their punctuation! If t … more →
puzzlebits wrote 1 year ago: For some reason, I’ve written a lot of cartoons that have to do with cats. We do have a cat, b … more →
redpengirl wrote 1 year ago: Have you ever been faced with the dilemma of writing a sentence that was both a question and an excl … more →
redpengirl wrote 1 year ago: I’m all for enthusiasm and energy ― in speech and in writing ― but I just can’t handle a writer’s ov … more →
moonshineravings wrote 1 year ago: Improper grammar irks me. I don’t think I’ve ever gone an entire day without getting an … more →
motsjustes wrote 1 year ago: Having discussed over the past two weeks the basics in punctuation—the period and the question mark— … more →
rachfrog wrote 1 year ago: There’s been much chatter lately about the spectacularness of the semicolon. I however think t … more →
bustercootz wrote 1 year ago: As a three-week-old blog, we receive thousands of emails. Mostly these are from people trying to sel … more →
lalaz wrote 1 year ago: You know how it feels when it’s nine in the afternoon, and your eyes are the size of the moon? … more →