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Home arrow Good Writing Tips arrow Punctuation Thursday, 28 August 2008
 
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Punctuation
Punctuation with Quotation Marks: Inside or Outside? PDF Print E-mail
Where do you put the comma, period, or question mark when you are using quotation marks? This article gives you the ins and the outs.
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Comma Commotion: Three Places Commas Don't Belong PDF Print E-mail
We often see commas in three places where they don't belong: between a month and year, between a title and a name, and between the subject and the verb.
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One Space After a Period or Two? We've Got the Answer! PDF Print E-mail
Everyone who took typing class in high school learned that you always put two spaces after a period. The same goes for colons, questions marks, and exclamation points. Well, times have changed, and the two-space rule is dead.
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Do I Need a Comma Before "And" in a Series? PDF Print E-mail
"I like dogs, cats, and birds" or "I like dogs, cats and birds." Which is correct? That comma after cats is called the serial comma, and we tell you when to use it and when to leave it off.
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