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How To Use Quotation Marks And Punctuation [INFOGRAPHIC]

Arjan de Raaf wrote 2 weeks ago: … more →

Tags: HOW TO?, <punctuation>

'Scary quotes'10 comments

Stan wrote 2 weeks ago: You’ve probably heard of scare quotes, well here’s scary quotes. This is an image from t … more →

Tags: humour, News, <punctuation>, BBC, Headlines, inverted commas, Journalism, neologisms, scare quotes

04.30.20121 comment

blackbird3398 wrote 4 weeks ago: All, everything that I understand, I understand only because I love. - Leo Tolstoy … more →

Tags: Love, Quote, quotation, Tolstoy

Comments On Style

Bill wrote 1 month ago: Use double quotes for direct quotations only.  A direct quote is something that someone actually sai … more →

Tags: Commentary, writing, italics, Style, Comments on Style, standard written English

Super duper Pride and Prejudice themed happenings on the interweb!!!

abbeybookproject wrote 1 month ago: So, John Green is a pretty cool (aka the coolest) human. He has written a few books (aka works of ar … more →

Tags: News, Literature, John Green, Hank Green, vlogbrothers, nerdfighters, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, YouTube

What's with all the 'quotation marks'? - in pictures | Books | The Guardian

Project Chiron wrote 1 month ago: Examples of how quotation marks are misused. Click on the link below to view the whole set on Guardi … more →

Tags: Copyediting, Visual, repost, Graphic, Guardian, <punctuation>

The Secret of Palace Manor

allpottersunite wrote 1 month ago: Act I Scene 1 – Do you live under a rock? Frederick: (steps out of shadows; in front of curtain) I’m … more →

Tags: fancypants, Quotes, Hand Gestures, frederick steps

Verb, Scalpel, Diction, Hammer: ProfMomEsq's Rules of Grammar (And Other Stuff)13 comments

ProfMomEsq wrote 1 month ago: I’ve spent some time lately considering how I might distill some of the writing advice I give … more →

Tags: Law School, Law Practice, Writing #3, writing, Advice, Proofread, spellcheck, Grammar, scalpel

Fun with a keyboard... not!

Jackie P Cain wrote 1 month ago: Argh! And, I cannot emphasise that enough: argh! My keyboard at IIA-Australia is driving me potty! … more →

Tags: The Australian Adventure, Gadgets and Technology, postaday, technology, muscle memory

And I quote...2 comments

Erica Alex wrote 1 month ago: “I love you as certain dark things are to be loved, in secret, between the shadow and the soul … more →

How To Punctuate Speech and Thought in Your Writing3 comments

auslit wrote 1 month ago: Many amateur fiction writers are uncertain how they should punctuate speech and thought in their wri … more →

Tags: <punctuation>, attributing dialogue, attributing speech, attributing thought, Auslit, clear English, clear writing, commas, commas and speech

Grammar and Punctuation: The Quirky Quotation Marks

Marsha Hubler wrote 1 month ago: On Writing: Let’s Talk Grammar and Punctuation for a While (Post Number Ten) “The Quirky Quota … more →

Tags: writing, Editors, Fiction, Juvenile Fiction, Writing Nonfiction, Writing Tips, Writing Tips of Any Kind, Grammar & Punctuation, <punctuation>

Quotation Marks 1 comment

Brandie Sellers wrote 2 months ago: The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it. -Chinese proverb … more →

Tags: Photography, Art, Life, Quote, Inspiration, spirituality

Quotation marks.2 comments

sesquiotic wrote 2 months ago: Forks and knives and little dishes by Annie Wei-Yu Kan Many people find quotation marks troubling. M … more →

Tags: English grammar, Quotations, Quotes, Single quotes, Double Quotes, <punctuation>

«Yes, I think I'm feeling better.»

J. Roxx wrote 2 months ago: … more →

Tags: Fotografía, Close-Up, randomness, Faded scenes

Chop #Netflix365

Sean Gatcomb wrote 2 months ago: “Do you know what stumpin’ is?” and you know you do, watch Chop, an independent … more →

Tags: Movies, Netflix, Comedy, Entertainment, Horror, slap chop, Vince, tranquilizer gun

Putting in all the STOPS5 comments

sandraharrisauthor wrote 2 months ago: Please Note: This article first appeared in RWA’s official monthly newsletter, Hearts Talk, in Janua … more →

Tags: Hearts Talk Archives, Romance, rwa, Enisa Hasic, <punctuation>, Full Stop, Period, Grammar

03.16.20122 comments

blackbird3398 wrote 2 months ago: Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that … more →

Tags: Love, Quote, quotation, Rumi

Write about Your Favorite Song: Play With Your Words Writing Prompt #552 comments

Debby wrote 2 months ago: Write down the lyrics to your favorite song. Read them over. Write a short essay explaining what the … more →

Tags: Play with Your Words! Writing Prompts, writing, English/Language Arts Lesson Plans, writing exercises, Writing Prompts, Homeschool English/Language Arts, Expository Writing Prompt, Expository Writing Exercise, Punctuating Quotes


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