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brainshrub (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-22-05 10:23 AM Original message |
English teachers and editors: Is this paragraph punctuated correctly? |
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aden_nak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-22-05 10:27 AM Response to Original message |
1. The "it's" after the semicolon should not be capitalized. |
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brainshrub (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-22-05 10:28 AM Response to Reply #1 |
6. I thought you are supposed to capitalise after a semicolon. |
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SmokingJacket (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-22-05 10:27 AM Response to Original message |
2. small i after a semicolon |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-22-05 10:27 AM Response to Original message |
3. Awkward, but yes technically correct. |
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Shell Beau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-22-05 10:31 AM Response to Reply #3 |
9. I agree with you about the awkwardness of it (and the semi-colon, too). |
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brainshrub (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-22-05 10:32 AM Response to Reply #3 |
10. The reason for the awkwardness: |
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emanymton (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-22-05 10:28 AM Response to Original message |
4. "; it's" |
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readmylips (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-22-05 10:55 AM Response to Reply #4 |
19. A comma or semi-colon should never be left dangling... |
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yankeeinlouisiana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-22-05 10:28 AM Response to Original message |
5. Not sure about the punctuation, |
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nothingshocksmeanymore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-22-05 10:28 AM Response to Original message |
7. You wouldn't capitalize the *I* in it's after the semi colon |
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Richardo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-22-05 10:30 AM Response to Original message |
8. I'm unable to resist wordsmithing a little. |
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brainshrub (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-22-05 10:33 AM Response to Reply #8 |
12. Oh wow. Much better! |
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Richardo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-22-05 10:33 AM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Certainement! |
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montanacowboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-22-05 10:33 AM Response to Original message |
11. Don't capitalize the "i" after the semicolon |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-22-05 10:33 AM Response to Original message |
13. Technically correct, except for the capital I after the semi-colon |
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readmylips (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-22-05 10:40 AM Response to Original message |
15. Which article? |
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brainshrub (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-22-05 10:45 AM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Visit my site, it puts the paragraph in context. |
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RedCloud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-22-05 10:46 AM Response to Original message |
17. Puctuated? |
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brainshrub (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-22-05 10:50 AM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Doh! |
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