Good Monday morning! It’s time for another quiz, this time on using colons and semicolons — the American way. About half of my connections live outside the United States, and they likely follow a different grammar system. But for those…
Ellipsis Marks (aka Ellipses): Think THREE
Good Monday morning! I thought today I would just mention a “mark” that is often misunderstood and misused: the ellipsis mark. There are several instances where we can and should use this mark, but way too many folks use it…
Commas Count!
Today’s lesson is brought to you by the often-misused punctuation mark called the comma. Many of us writers never learned the basic rules for commas, and as we’ve aged we’ve really struggled with them. We’ve heard that if we pause…
Apostrophes in Possessives
A few months ago, I published a post called “Possessive Pronouns,” focusing on pronouns such as his, hers, and ours. Those are possessives, but they do NOT include an apostrophe. Today’s group is more diverse, comprising words — including pronouns…
Quiz!
Over the last few months I have attempted to help everyone (re)learn some of the rules of American grammar, and I hope I’ve succeeded. It seems like a good idea – at least to me – to give you a…
Say What?
Good Monday morning! Although many of us bemoan the arrival of Monday, it’s also a great day to just get going in our lives. And if we’re lucky, we have a job to go to, whether it’s a paid one…