Are both versions correct below? Italicize the word as a word (expression as expression), but leave the s unitalicized? Or, use single markers for...
If a trademark name is spelled with a lowercase letter and starts a sentence, do we change its spelling with a capital letter to start the...
Would the possessive of Yahoo! (the search engine) be Yahoo!'s? The exclamation point is obviously a part of their trademark name. For example:...
• Joe said, "I have a 4-year 2-month-old child." I say no hyphen is needed after "year" as shown. The sentence, I think, is punctuated correctly...
Nonfiction ... No recasts, please. :-) a 10%-off coupon or a 10% off coupon a ten-percent-off coupon or a ten percent off coupon This is a...
as revealed when Jeremy asks him the following question, “Um, when you stop wantin it?”(P. 60). to which Raglan replies, “When you decide there’s...
Is a comma needed in this sentence? The six-foot-six, seventeen-year-old dominated the gridiron in the early going. And are commas needed here?...
Which do you prefer below? I know that hyphens are used for compound modifiers, but I don't think their omission affects readability. Which,...
Which is punctuated correctly below—(1) or (2)? In each example, the writer has one wife, one son, and one daughter. Are the semicolons needed...
Is the comma required in the following? I say no. a thirty-day, money-back guarantee a no-risk, ninety-day trial And: I think that "mid to...
We speak in words, not numbers. That being said, are these correct? This would be a huge help to me. I thank you in advance for any guidance....
Can I omit the comma in these? the big, brown package the small, red house But if two or more adjectives are listed, do we need commas...
The Chicago Manual of Style uses this example: He is five feet ten inches tall (no commas). However, they do not show examples of height and...
Does any ambiguity, in your opinion, result from the punctuation in the following monetary ranges? I cannot recast. Joe said, "My grandfather...
Would you support these? Please, again, no recasts. I want to ensure that I have acquired a solid foundation with regard to spelled-out numbers...
Can we forgo the ugly suspended hyphens in these? It looks so much cleaner and clearer to a reader than to have those dangling hyphens. Would you...
Hello! I'm making this thread because I'm struggling a little with the tenses and punctuation of thoughts. I will enumerate all the most...
Hello all, First a little bit about me, I'm a 21 Year "old" man from the Netherlands. Got a regular job as 1st Service Technician and do nothing...
Hello everybody! My name is Huy, and i recently became interested in creative writing. Ever since middle school, i always have bunch of ideas...
Hear ye, Hear ye.. A test of English for all before the unveiling of the English Language's Newest Punctuation Mark!! Question 1: Do you...
Separate names with a comma.
