Comma conundrums & other punctuation perplexities

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Comma conundrums & other punctuation perplexities

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PUNCTUATION DISCUSSIONS:

Below are permanent links to some major discussions on punctuation. If you don't find a discussion that applies to your question, start your own.

APOSTROPHES
CAPITALIZATION
COLONS
COMMAS
"GRAMMAR GIRL - QUICK & DIRTY TIPS"
HEIGHT
HYPHENS
INTERRUPTIONS
NUMBERS
OBJECTIONS
PARAGRAPHING
QUOTATION MARKS
SEMICOLONS
WEB SITES (rules)

Discussion Forum

Punctuation with objections 5 Replies

Started by Jennifer L. Terreri. Last reply by Jennifer L. Terreri May 23, 2017.

Commas 11 Replies

Started by Marla Sharp. Last reply by Chris Jan 21, 2017.

Writing out shortened/abbreviated numbers 2 Replies

Started by gemini35. Last reply by gemini35 Mar 17, 2016.

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Comment by Christi Massey on November 15, 2012 at 7:48

Definitely whos, no apostrophe.  :)

Comment by Janiece Young on November 15, 2012 at 7:45

Would you go with "who's" or "whos"?

He is saying "who" plural, more than one who.

So we, in converting, didn't have any decision-making power or anything on the who's.

Comment by LeAnne Law on November 1, 2012 at 20:05

B, no apostrophe.  I think it's just an adjective.  From the Grammar Girl site:

The key question to ask yourself when deciding whether you need an apostrophe is if you are talking about possession or ownership. If you are, you need an apostrophe. If you aren't, you don't need an apostrophe.

Comment by Janiece Young on November 1, 2012 at 18:06

Which is correct, A or B?

Thanks

Janiece

A.)  And at that point I had 20 years' seniority.

B.)  And at that point I had 20 years seniority.

Comment by Cindy Clark on October 19, 2012 at 18:24

:)

 

Comment by Janiece Young on October 19, 2012 at 18:18

Hi, Cindy,

"McDonalds" is something I threw in there to change the name from what it actually is in the transcript, so you can ignore that.

Thanks,

Janiece

Comment by Cindy Clark on October 19, 2012 at 18:16

I would leave it like you have it, Janiece, as far as the commas go, but is McDonalds supposed to be plural and/or possessive? 

Comment by Janiece Young on October 19, 2012 at 14:22

What is the correct way to punctuate this?  Should there be commas surrounding the "so"?

Thanks,

Janiece


A. It does not have the McDonalds, so no.

Comment by Cindy Clark on October 9, 2012 at 13:14

No worries!  It caught MY attention!  LOL

Comment by Christi Massey on October 9, 2012 at 12:57

Right!  And I'm so sorry for yelling in caps earlier.  I wanted to make sure I emphasized my stance, and I think it came across as a little too know-it-all.  I have that problem.  LOL!!!!!

 

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