Fear not! We won't address the digestive system today. Instead, in this week's episode, we'll explain how to use that much misunderstood punctuation mark, the colon.
Showing posts with label Punctuation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Punctuation. Show all posts
Tuesday, August 12, 2014
Episode 23: Colons
Fear not! We won't address the digestive system today. Instead, in this week's episode, we'll explain how to use that much misunderstood punctuation mark, the colon.
Friday, June 20, 2014
Episode 15: Em-dashes and Ellipses
In this week's episode, we answer your distress call and discuss the em-dash, the ellipsis, how they're different, and when to use each. Enjoy!
Tuesday, April 29, 2014
Episode 8: Quotation Marks
Are you better with quotes than Joey is?
Today we cover the basic rules for using quotation marks if you're an American writer writing for an American audience. (You Brits are on your own. Sorry, dudes.)
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Episode 4: Commas before Nouns of Direct Address
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Hello, listeners! Episode four takes on the need for commas before nouns of direct address. (Not sure what that is? Hint: there's one in the first sentence of this paragraph.)
To illustrate our points, Annette uses examples from her practical and user-friendly manual, There, Their, They're. As always, leave us questions and comments!
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