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  1. Louanne Learning

    Punctuation Comma and Conjunction

    Louanne Learning, Oct 18, 2022
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    Also
    Feb 8, 2023
  2. Bone2pick

    Punctuation Em-dash before question mark

    Bone2pick, Dec 12, 2022
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    18
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    889
    Louanne Learning
    Dec 12, 2022
  3. Joe_Hall

    Punctuation It's or Its

    Joe_Hall, Apr 3, 2022
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    23
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    1,373
    Homer Potvin
    Apr 10, 2022
  4. Also

    Punctuation Dialogue Punctuation Redux

    Also, Feb 13, 2022
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    1
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    667
    Also
    Feb 13, 2022
  5. MC247

    Punctuation How to punctuate / lay out non-reporting clauses within a block of speech

    MC247, Mar 9, 2021
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    916
    Xoic
    Mar 9, 2021
  6. J.D. Ray

    Punctuation Plural possessive for plurals that don’t end in ‘s’

    J.D. Ray, Feb 8, 2021
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    1,023
    B.E. Nugent
    Feb 10, 2021
  7. Rob_B

    Punctuation Hyphenation in ham-and-cheese omelet

    Rob_B, Jul 4, 2020
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    1,363
    jim onion
    Jul 21, 2020
  8. Alesia

    Punctuation Question about... questions

    Alesia, Oct 23, 2019 ... 2
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    26
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    1,630
    Hammer
    Oct 26, 2019
  9. Necronox

    Punctuation Punctuation in this sentence?

    Necronox, Sep 18, 2019
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    1,049
    Gary Wed
    Sep 24, 2019
  10. Fallow

    Punctuation Using no end-quote mark on the end of a paragraph means next quotation is the same speaker

    Fallow, Mar 28, 2019 ... 2
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    3,848
    XRD_author
    Apr 1, 2019
  11. Iain Aschendale

    Punctuation Punctuating Character A's reaction in Character B's speech

    Iain Aschendale, Jan 4, 2019
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    15
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    1,315
    Lew
    Jan 8, 2019
  12. Andy Jack

    Punctuation Character stops mid-word, then carries on

    Andy Jack, Dec 14, 2018
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    1,675
    EBohio
    Dec 15, 2018
  13. BlitzGirl

    Punctuation Spaces between ellipses, or not?

    BlitzGirl, Nov 7, 2018 ... 2
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    5,935
    Rzero
    Nov 28, 2018
  14. Artifacs

    Punctuation How to punctuate "so is"?

    Artifacs, Nov 5, 2018 ... 2
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    45
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    2,733
    PumpkinToast
    Nov 19, 2018
  15. BlitzGirl

    Punctuation Using italics and quotation marks

    BlitzGirl, Jun 11, 2018
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    2
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    813
    BlitzGirl
    Jun 11, 2018
  16. beehoney

    Punctuation Should I use brackets when I write in 3rd Person?

    beehoney, Jan 27, 2018
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    1,436
    BayView
    Feb 3, 2018
  17. beehoney

    Punctuation brackets, comma or em-dash?

    beehoney, Jan 18, 2018
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    1
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    927
    Iain Sparrow
    Jan 18, 2018
  18. LostThePlot

    Punctuation Correctly Punctuating Words Running Together With Missing Letter

    LostThePlot, Nov 29, 2017
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    6
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    1,236
    BayView
    Nov 29, 2017
  19. SirKibblers

    Punctuation Fractional Notation of Roman Numerals

    SirKibblers, Nov 18, 2017
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    5
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    1,293
    Lew
    Nov 20, 2017
  20. mashers

    Punctuation Using a question mark to show sarcasm

    mashers, Jul 24, 2017
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    3
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    962
    mashers
    Jul 24, 2017
  21. truthbeckons

    Punctuation A case for the justifiable semicolon

    truthbeckons, Apr 13, 2017 ... 2 3 4
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    5,943
    truthbeckons
    Apr 24, 2017
  22. Abraham First

    Punctuation Single or double quotation mark?

    Abraham First, Feb 20, 2017
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    8
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    1,254
    Abraham First
    Feb 28, 2017
  23. Wayjor Frippery

    Punctuation ... ; . And, there is: nothing, new .underthesun . ?!

    Wayjor Frippery, Feb 4, 2017
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    1
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    818
    Tenderiser
    Feb 4, 2017
  24. Catrin Lewis

    Punctuation What about This? ---> !

    Catrin Lewis, Jan 28, 2017 ... 2
    Replies:
    41
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    2,368
    Catrin Lewis
    Jan 30, 2017
  25. SethLoki

    Punctuation Punctuate this...

    SethLoki, Dec 12, 2016
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    12
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    818
    SethLoki
    Dec 12, 2016
  26. agasfer

    Punctuation Word processing quirks

    agasfer, Dec 9, 2016
    Replies:
    7
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    1,118
    Iain Aschendale
    Dec 11, 2016
  27. James Random

    Punctuation Colons and Semi-Colons

    James Random, Nov 6, 2016
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    5
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    936
    James Random
    Nov 8, 2016
  28. tiagosilva224

    Punctuation Is this sentence well punctuated?

    tiagosilva224, Sep 6, 2016
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    3
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    1,385
    tiagosilva224
    Sep 6, 2016
  29. agasfer

    Punctuation Upper case lock for quotation marks? Caps lock doesn't do it

    agasfer, Jul 11, 2016
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    2
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    2,161
    tonguetied
    Jul 11, 2016
  30. GingerCoffee

    Punctuation Wondering about these three options:

    GingerCoffee, May 23, 2016
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    12
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    783
    GingerCoffee
    May 25, 2016
  31. Oscar Leigh

    Punctuation Punctation in speech marks?

    Oscar Leigh, Apr 10, 2016
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    16
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    1,924
    Elven Candy
    Apr 12, 2016
  32. castingflame

    Punctuation A quick question.... mark .... question.

    castingflame, Mar 2, 2016
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    5
    Views:
    1,691
    castingflame
    Mar 7, 2016
  33. Wolfy Snackrib

    Punctuation In a long sentence, how do you convey part of it as more important?

    Wolfy Snackrib, Jan 6, 2016
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    7
    Views:
    899
    Blighters
    Jan 6, 2016
  34. Catrin Lewis

    Punctuation Are Comma Splices Always Evil?

    Catrin Lewis, Nov 1, 2015 ... 2
    Replies:
    29
    Views:
    2,947
    thirdwind
    Nov 1, 2015
  35. Aerisfullofwhimsy

    Punctuation ? How do I show an email/statement in fiction?

    Aerisfullofwhimsy, Oct 21, 2015
    Replies:
    4
    Views:
    969
    Commandante Lemming
    Oct 22, 2015
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