punctuation
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Please…Don’t Use Ellipses In Your Text Messages
2I…have…a confession…to make: I think that when you wedge ellipses into texts, you unintentionally rob your message of any linear train of thought.
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Oxford Comma Hate Is Back With A Vengeance
High-profile author Philip Pullman recently tweeted about the new 50 pence English coin which was released by the Royal Mint on Friday, January 31. “The ‘Brexit’ 50p coin is missing an Oxford comma, and should be boycotted by all literate people,” he said. And with that, one of English’s biggest punctuation wars has been reignited.
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Let’s face it: not all of us are cut out to be the next Pulitzer-winning writer, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t write perfectly comprehensible text. Thanks to WhiteSmoke Web, you can keep embarrassing typos, grammatical errors, and stylistic flops out of your work — and subscriptions are on sale for almost 75 percent off.
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Remember The ‘FANBOYS’ Rule For Proper Comma Usage
Commas are the most misused punctuation mark. Leaving a comma out or putting it in the wrong place can cause confusion, but you can avoid comma snafus with the FANBOYS acronym.