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 Kari Peper on May 18, 2018 at 13:57
Comment by gemini35 on March 11, 2018 at 1:07

do you guys surround internet domain names in quotation marks?

do you guys surround internet usernames in quotation  marks?

do you guys surround email addresses in quotation marks? 

thank you!

Best,

Gemini

Comment by Chelsea Adams on August 21, 2017 at 12:37

Jean-Marie, interesting! How do you set it off from hyphens and em dashes? I've never seen the en dash in a transcript before.

Comment by Jean-Marie A. Browne on August 19, 2017 at 17:06

I use both en dash and em dash.

Comment by Chelsea Adams on August 17, 2017 at 13:22

Random, probably dumb question....does anyone use the en dash in transcripts? Is that a thing, or no?

Comment by Janiece Young on July 22, 2016 at 8:46

personally I go with the '60s.

Comment by Quyen on July 22, 2016 at 8:18

What's your preference:  the sixties or the '60s? 

Thx.

Comment by Quyen on July 10, 2016 at 15:55

Very logical, Janiece.  ;)

Thx.

Comment by Janiece Young on July 10, 2016 at 15:49

Hi, Quyen,

I don't have a rule but in just looking at their packaging I would be inclined to go with AA batteries.  

Janiece :)

Comment by Quyen on July 10, 2016 at 15:46

double A batteries

double "A" batteries

double-A batteries

or

AA batteries

???

He said "double A batteries."

TIA.

 

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