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This construction always causes consternation and no end of disagreement. This is my understanding of the way English grammar works. It is never correct to use a single separating comma between th...

I have been on "hiatus" for a while. Actually I have been swamped for a while!! So I am back -- still swamped but back. There is a question on FB about the word "but" and whether it should have a ...

In the "olden" days, the rule was to put a comma after ANY element that came at the beginning of the sentence. Ah, the good old days! The rule today that many people get confused about is the rule...

I did a "free" hour at the beginning of the month on where not to use a comma. That lecture is up on my website at margieholdsclass.com until this Wednesday. If you want to listen, now is the time....

Just a reminder that I am beginning at 20-hour punctuation class this Saturday. It will finish before the CEU deadline in September and has been prequalified by NCRA for a full two CEUs. The class...

My last 20-hour punctuation class of the year will begin on August 13. We will complete this class just before the CEU deadline on September 30. It is divided into ten two-hour sessions, meeting on...

When words like "I believe" and "I think" begin a sentence, they are functioning as the subject and verb in the sentence and take no punctuation. ...I believe he called in a little before 3:00. .....

Just checking in to remind you that the punctuation class is starting this Saturday. This is your chance to put all of those rules into some sort of order so that they hang together better -- witho...

When the witness repeats the question or part of the question and then answers it, use a question mark after the question and let the rest of the answer stand on its own. ...Q Was it after 10:00...