Without rewording the following sentences, do you agree with my punctuation and logic? I know that I could write The greatest movie of the 1970s...
When we close out a correspondence and use 'Thanks' or 'Thank you' (and not an official complimentary closing such as 'Sincerely' or 'Very truly...
I think that we can forgo the commas in No. 1 below. Do you? I vote for No. 2. All examples below represent a single period of time/duration, so...
In AmE, I think the commas go inside the quote marks in the following sentence. No rewording or suggested sentence reconstruction, please. :) •...
Here's the sentence: "The ice cream was so cold, I had to stop eating it." I don't think the comma should be there, so it would read like this:...
Hi, Dan, I had a quick punctuation question regarding nonrestrictive appositives. Can we eliminate the comma below before Jennifer? I need to...
Ellipsis Points—Three vs. Four at the End of a Sentence What is the difference between a sentence ending with three ellipsis points and four...
Would you personally cap these titles after names? I've concocted the following sentences to determine whether I've done it right. Capping titles...
We would only use 'like' if an incomplete sentence followed 'like.' We would use 'as,' 'as if,' or 'as though' if a complete sentence followed....
In AmE, do you prefer the versions with or without the full stops? It definitely looks cleaner and more polished without them, no? •9:35 am /...
Do you agree with my bolded examples below? I don't think there is any need for hyphens in the compound modifiers. He applied for the assistant...
Solid or spaced em dash? Also, in three below, I've seen the spaced en dash used in lieu of the em dash itself. Is this acceptable? What's your...
Do we need a comma after "etc.," "and so on," and "and so forth" below? I say no to all. I think that the commas can be omitted in all. Do you...
Does the revised version at the bottom look correct with the ellipses, especially the exact spacing of dots as shown? Thank you. :) Original The...
Do you agree? No, thanks / No, thank you (With a comma means "No, I don't want to go, but thanks anyway.")-- Or would you omit the comma in these...
Is the serial comma always necessary?
Which sentence below has the proper comma insertions with the quote marks? Are both sentences correct, and which one do you prefer in terms of...
I'm not going to the banquet[,] because I dislike Judy. The comma before "because" in this sentence means that I'm not going to the banquet....
Again, without recasting, is this the correct way to punctuate the possessive of titles within quote marks? Album titles are italicized; song...
Style manuals offer their opinions on styling issues. Without recasting, if we were to use a city-state and full date as an adjective, can we...
Separate names with a comma.
