where to put quotation marks
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The (then) president of a company I was temping at asked me "Who is your superior?"
Doggone near choked on that one - my immediate thought was "I haven't been here long enough to know who might be - - -"
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but I replied, "I report to . . . . "
Doggone near choked on that one - my immediate thought was "I haven't been here long enough to know who might be - - -"
:hunf:
but I replied, "I report to . . . . "
#12
Originally Posted by dsb38327
(I make up my own rules). Not really, I just do the best I can do. the s really messes with me. 's is plural? s' is possessive? Can never remember.
#13
Periods and commas always go inside the quotation marks. The rules for other punctuation are not so simple.
http://www.grammarbook.com/punctuation/quotes.asp
http://www.grammarbook.com/punctuation/quotes.asp
#14
Originally Posted by ktbb
http://www.kimskorner4teachertalk.co...nctuation.html
This is only one of the many places you can get this information. Google "punctuation rules" and you get a long list of options.
This is only one of the many places you can get this information. Google "punctuation rules" and you get a long list of options.
#18
I can't stand people bungling its and it's - "it's" very easy - it's = it is. Period. End of discussion. If you wouldn't put "it is" in the sentence , don't put in "it's".
Remember punctuation saves lives. There's a big difference between
"Let's eat, Grandma"
and
"Let's eat Grandma"
Remember punctuation saves lives. There's a big difference between
"Let's eat, Grandma"
and
"Let's eat Grandma"
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