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Comment by Quyen on January 26, 2012 at 14:25

How would one punctuate "like say"?

For example:

I've been a consultant for, like say, 25 years.

OR

I've been a consultant for, like, say, 25 years.

OR yet . . .

I've been a consultant for like, say, 25 years.

I can count how many witnesses have used "like say" in all my years of reporting: two.  Ugh.  :(

Comment by Quyen on January 16, 2012 at 20:11

Ileum.

The ileum is the final section of the small intestine.

The ilium is the uppermost and largest bone of the pelvis.

Comment by Clay Frazier on January 16, 2012 at 19:20

Would you augment the bladder with ilium or ileum?

Comment by Janiece Young on January 7, 2012 at 19:11

Hey, Audrey, that's what I was thinking too when I Googled it.  Thanks for the help.

Janiece

Comment by Audrey C. Eaton on January 7, 2012 at 15:04

Janiece,

I looked it up online and it appears that it is actually a style or a model of ATV.  Yamaha has them,Kawasaki has them, etc.  So I would cap it.

Comment by Janiece Young on January 7, 2012 at 14:59

Would you cap the word mule?

A.  It was an ATV mule?

Thanks,

Janiece

Comment by Janet on December 15, 2011 at 17:25

Thanks, Jody!

Comment by Jody Rake on December 15, 2011 at 17:09

I agree with you--it's not pretty, but it looks correct!

Comment by Janet on December 15, 2011 at 17:03

 

HELP!   This is my problem:

 

Well, Mr. Lowy says, "We did come out 'guns-a-blazin'.'"

 

They are quoting a document that has guns-a-blazin' in quotes.  There's an apostrophe after the blazin' to show that it drops the g.  So it's a quote within a quote.

 

I have the apostrophe to show the dropped g, then I have the punctuation, then single quote, then double quote.  It certainly doesn't look good, but I think that's right.  Any ideas?

Comment by Cynthia Dunbar on December 13, 2011 at 18:18

I was taught this format specifically in court reporting school in L.A. 

Q. Now, Jones Company maintains some information online -- correct? -- on computers?

 I use the same format with "correct," "true," and "right" or even "is that correct."  And when these phrases are at the end of a question, I place a semicolon beforehand.  (And I chalk a lot of this up to style and readbility as opposed to a hardcore rule.  I had to change numerous things once I switched to court reporting from PR/AP style.  Most people don't even use two spaces after a period anymore.  It's considered an egregious error for computer users.)  

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