Most of the style guides advise you to employ block quotation for any direct quote longer than four lines (MLA). But this is generally for essays...
Thank you, kind people. I employ the em dash frequently, but wasn't sure about this sentence. There was no interruption. Solomon stopped...
Okay, so here is my question. I'm cutting off at mid-sentence in dialogue. Here is what I have so far: "No. In fact..." Solomon took a deep...
Thank you for the responses.
Okay, I have two questions relating to capitalization. One is relating to the capitalization of "god" or "God." Here is my example: "I swear to...
Thanks Wreybies! I guess I have to suck it up and stop using 'til, regardless of how correct it seems to me.
But they are not spelled exactly the same. That is the problem I'm having. Omitting the apostrophe is one thing, but there is an extra L besides...
Okay, for shortening the word until, it seems till is more correct than 'til these days, according to several sources I found online, but it looks...
Thanks all. I will go with the correct spelling in italics (my character is also half-Italian).
How should I spell the Italian word "capisce" in the context of dialogue? We Americans pronounce it "capiche" but should I spell it the way we...
Separate names with a comma.
