…to the semi I was behind a couple of days ago, it is “oversizeD load.” That is all for today. Happy punctuating! Margie
The Sentence Is Over…
We see this same pattern often: We have finished a sentence; then we throw in something that renames the subject of that sentence. …We decided to spend the weekend away — my husband and I….The company had been in the red — Mitchell Engineering. …That is what I wanted to tell you — that he was here today. The grammar …
The Dash You Hate
…The key that was hidden on the premises — is it the one you used to get in that night? “The key that was hidden on the premises” is the start of a sentence that never gets finished. Then the person comes back and uses a complete sentence with a reference to “key” with the word “it.” There is nothing …
RIP Jim Barker
On a personal note: It has been a very sad week for me. Jim Barker, of Searchmaster, passed away suddenly on Thursday. Jim and I interacted almost every day and have for a couple of years on his forum on FB. We shared a love of the language and an insistence that it be used and punctuated correctly. Jim was …
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