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. Hello lapislazuli, and welcome to English Forums. 1. Do I use a dot after Mr in the salutation?-- No dot is becoming the accepted form, but both are OK. 2. Do I use a comma or a colon or nothing at all after the salutation? -- Most use a colon for a business letter-- but again, I believe that...

Hello, My questions concern writing official/business letters. 1. Do I use a dot after Mr in the salutation? 2. Do I use a comma or a colon or nothing at all after the salutation? 3. Do I start my first sentence with a capital letter? My head of department says that using a comma and starting the...

I work for an online editing and proofreading service. Please see my profile for more info. I won't go through the whole letter here, but I will show you how I would revise the first paragraph. Dear __ __: Although I am grateful for the information and DVD you have sent me about the...

Hi, I would really appreciate anyone who could check over these sentences to ensure all the punctuation is correct. This is an assignment for a correspondence course I'm taking, and I think I have them mostly right but I'd like to be sure. (This lesson focuses mainly on the period,...

In my experience of American English, "yet" will function nicely as a conjunction, with a meaning similar to "but" or "however." In contrast, the word "still" is much less likely to be used as a conjunction. Maybe that usage is more common in British...

Hi, I would really appreciate anyone who could check over these sentences to ensure all the punctuation is correct. This is an assignment for a correspondence course I'm taking, and I think I have them mostly right but I'd like to be sure. (This lesson focuses mainly on the period,...

Hi, I was reading this site which explains relative pronouns and when they can be omitted from a sentence. Here is what the site said: Reducing Relative Clauses If the pronoun ("that", "who", "which") is the object of the verb, it can be omitted. In defining...

Hi apc321, and welcome to English Forums. A comma should never join two indepedent clauses. Since each of the parts of your sentence can stand by itself as a complete sentence, they should not be linked with a comma -- doing so is called a "comma splice."

In this case, which would be correct, semicolon or comma? Don’t put your child on a crash diet; that’s never healthy. or Don’t put your child on a crash diet, that’s never healthy.

Hi, Couldnt you say time is short; however, we can still get the job done ??? but i'm no expert, actually im a twelve year old boy typing up an essay... Yes, that's OK, although you need to start with a capital 'T'. Do you think you really need a semi-colon instead of a...