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Tag Archives: Punctuation
Punctuation Pet Peeves
Some people are bothered by the over use of the exclamation point. F. Scott Fitzgerald once said, “Cut out all these exclamation points. An exclamation point is like laughing at your own joke.” He may be right, but a properly … Continue reading
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Tagged Em dash, En dash, Hyphen, Legal editors, Punctuation, Style matters, Writing tips
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Lesser-known Punctuation Rules
By Ian Pisarcik, Legal Publications Attorney Editor Let’s start the week off right with some lesser-known punctuation rules. Punctuation and closing quotation marks Most people agree that periods and commas precede closing quotation marks (let’s forget the loveably misguided British … Continue reading