punctuation

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Do you pay attention to apostrophe's (sic) and other punctuation?

The Horse @TheHorse (238268) • Walnut Creek, California 15 Mar 20

I read an interesting article on punctuation. The article focused on the apostrophe. Apparently, correct use of apostrophes became vogue only in the last century or two. In the article, it was pointed out that several noted...

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Do you face problem in writing? Need a proof-reader for free?????

Renuka Dabhade @renu232 (102) • Mumbai, India 8 Feb 17

As an academic writer, I keep exploring newer options to polish my writing skills or easy-to-detect errors. My latest crush is Grammarly.com. This site (for free) allows you to paste your content and finds your grammar and...

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Here Is Another Suggestion From My "Thought Starters"

Alice Henry @IreneVincent (15960) • United States 2 Feb 16

The suggestion is to “write a story in which each sentence will begin with a different letter of the alphabet, beginning with the letter A and moving sequentially, i.e., B, C, D and so forth.” I’m going to give it a...

improve you writing skills

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Are You a Storyteller or a Writer?

koopharper @koopharper (7599) • Canada 19 Nov 15

To try and clarify that, I am definitely more of a storyteller than a writer. I know how to put together a story. I have a lot more trouble with the nuts and bolts of the language. My spelling at least is excellent, my grammar is...

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Hedera, Manicule, and Interrobang: a bit of trivia

Carol Brown @blitzfrick (2890) • United States 22 Oct 15

I've used two of the three mentioned in the title of this post and yet I had no idea what they were called. Generally they're called glyphs. The hedera, also known as a fleuron, the center image in the photo for this post, has...

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Diary – Thursday 8th October 2015

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 9 Oct 15

The interview for text translation work was disappointing. It is a very temporary and part time role, listening to and transcribing short bursts of monologue from mobile phone messages for developing voice recognition software....

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What is the difference between - ; and ,

Yogesh Shinde @GajaGamini (1071) • India 10 Nov 12

English is very important today and we should aware about the rules and regulations regarding the thing which we want to learn or use. We discuss in English on Mylot and I know most of the Mylotters are native Americans and that...

english grammer

punctuation

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Flouting of language rules

karimjessa @karimjessa (66) • Canada 26 Oct 11

I'm going to open up a topic for discussion which might make me very unpopular with writers from non-English backgrounds. It's something I feel strongly about, so I'll take the plunge. We are increasingly seeing that writers...

english language

grammar

proper use of language

punctuation

spelling

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My article was rejected for too many gramatical errors ?

ajith_kumar @ajith_kumar (721) • India 11 Dec 10

Hi Lotters ,Here in mylot task I wrote an article an article for .20 cents ,but my article was rejected by the task creator.I wrote an article about my mobile I used .But it was rejected for the "too many grammatical errors". But...

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My discussion deleted because - Excessive punctuation !

beachdune @beachdune (907) • India 15 May 10

Last month seven of the discussions that I started got deleted . I was wondering why that happened . As my daily routine , when I went to check my gmail inbox , I got a notification from myLot . When I read it , I came to know...

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how often do you use exclamation point?

annavi23 @annavi23 (6633) • Philippines 12 May 10

hello mylotters, i just came up to this question because of a certain text. i used to text others with a lot of exclamation points, without having the intention to shout at them. well i'm really not sure why i use...

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Woman without her man

StarBright @StarBright (2798) • United States 8 May 10

My second grade grandson is learning about punctuation and it set me to thinking (dangerous territory). The following classic statement has always gotten men and women in heated debate: "Woman without her man is nothing" How...

men vs women

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UNABLE to post content..please modify...

lady Di @lady1993 (27221) • Philippines 12 Apr 10

I really hate it when it goes like that and the page goes blank-- my reply is gone after i typed a really long response or discussion, the page is blank because there was a wrong punctuation or something..so i have to...

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Response Punctuations...

skbrence @skbrence (475) • Philippines 18 Feb 10

Do you use proper punctuations whenever you have your responses? Do you always have punctuations on your posts? Do you over-punctuate or less-punctuate? Are punctuations one of your Pet Peeves?

This is a funny reminder for writers! Have you seen the writing pages "photos"?

mommaj @mommaj (23112) • United States 4 Jan 10

This is a funny reminder for writers! Have you seen the writing pages "photos"? One of them is a flashing message, which I thought was hysterical. I need the reminder. It says punctuation saves lives. Let's eat Grandpa! and...

punctuation

writing

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"Know" what I mean, jelly bean?

Rocketj1 @rocketj1 (6955) • United States 23 Dec 09

Looking at the discussions I've started today, I have noticed a trend. I am totally "into" the quotation mark! What's up with that? How about you? Are you catching yourself using the same punctuation mark? Or using a particular...

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Why don't people bother to use correct grammer, spelling, and punctuation?

yparson @yparson (581) • United States 29 Aug 09

I found this question on another site and I thought it was a great question to ask. I don't think it matters much in a discussion forum. Better get it right on your resume! If you can get the spelling right, all else doesn't...

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comma splices

moondance61 @moondance61 (164) 23 Jul 09

I will admit it, I am a very lazy writer. Not a lazy writer so much as a lazy editor/proofreader. My English is fine but I am having so much trouble with my comma splices. I pay a subscription each month for the use of a software...

grammar

punctuation

writing problems

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Do you punctuate your content?

dhawanbm @dhawanbm (3705) • India 17 Jun 09

Before posting your content like discusions and coments, do you check grammer or like to edit it or punctuate it. But is it necessary to do all this. I wonder if the mylot doesnt deduct any points for all this, Is it clear with...

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Do you find the lack of punctuation disturbing?

hewhoeatspie @hewhoeatspie (111) • United States 22 Mar 09

It seems like everywhere I go, people are unaware that their keyboard does indeed have a period, a comma, and all the other punctuation marks on it. Does anyone else find this kind of disturbing, that so many people do not even...

grammar

punctuation

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