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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...

...I went to the Nelson house. OR ...I went to the Nelsons' house. Each of these is correct to say in English. Obviously, the second one has to deal with the possessive whereas the first one does ...

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. .....

There is a place where the rule for the colon and the rule for the dash overlap, in other words, a place where each one is correct. ...There are several things to consider: money outlay, time spen...

When dealing with file extensions that are said by themselves, there is a lot of variation in the way they are said. We say "JAY-PEG" and "BIT-MAP." For the sake of consistency, it is probably best...

To say that the "attorney talks in run-on's" is really not a correct statement. A run-on is created by bad punctuation. No one can "say" a run-on. Using no punctuation or a comma between two sente...

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...

I have been asked for a little more explanation on the last post. A dependent clause is dependent because it has a word out in the front of it that "introduces" it. ...He left. (a sentence, an in...