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Sircnay, you rock! The horrible editing in newspapers one of my pet peeves, too. I don't think they should even call them "editors" so much as maybe "marginal improvers". Of course, my grammar and punctuation aren't perfect by any means, but sometimes the errors are blaringly obvious. I...

Migo wrote: "Google isn't an appropriate means of determining whether something is correct or not." I couldn't agree more. Not everything we can find in search engines -google or any other- is written in "correct" English. I have read all sorts of stuff online, from scientific and academic...

Hitchhiker, I apologize for neglecting to reply. I'll be in touch very soon. This little composition is a cut & paste job from the encyclopaedia and other references from the Internet. I’ve duplicated this essay from Writers World forum, my post to a small essay topic about the American...

Hello! I'm a French student and I have to write an essay in English. It is about translation (from English to French) and I have difficulties finding websites about the way you type punctuation in English. I know it is different from the way we type in French, but I can't find any explanations of...

Do you mean, "how do I punctuate and capitalize a title?" If so, then the title would be "Grammar Nazis: Enter If You DARE!"

The correct spelling of "grammer" is "grammar". "Nazi's", if you mean the plural of Nazi, should be "Nazis" without the apostrophe. The "s" is part of the word. "Grammar Nazis" appears to be a vocative, so I would add a comma after it. Finally, since the exclamation mark functions as full stop,...

Hello. I'm new to your list. I am trying to develop a lesson plan for the use of semi colons and colons and I came across an example at a reputable website, but I think it is wrong. I'd like your opinion please. Here is the punctuation on the example: Time is short; however; we will still...

There's a whole family of "error" things... "human error", "computer error", and so on. Never a hyphen. They seem to act syntactically like mass nouns, which is why you don't need an article. I still reckon that "pilot error" should not have a "the" - unless, that is, you have specified which...

I've just added this to the grammar FAQ page. Thanks Rommie, I'm sure many students will find this extremely helpful!

The (incomplete) Punctuation FAQ Hopefully this will grow in time, as other questions are asked and answered, and other people add to this. Hopefully (!) some kind moderator or adminstrator will mark this thread as sticky. INTRODUCTION In grammar, the rules are forged in a delicate balance...