By Colons, Dates

Hi,Could I be able to use what I call "elaborate" punctuation in emails, like using semicolons and dashes?? Can you correct this?eg,I was expecting your email, Jane; I am glad to receive it. I have one question though: did you decide on your wedding date? Are you marrying the dashing...

Hi, Please tell me if the usage here for a colon is correct. My assumption is the part following a colon gives details of the part that precedes it or elucidate something that is in the part that precedes it. Reported speech is speech which tells ..., but does not use the actual words: for...

Basically its time wasting to have communicate with a web developer to setup a conference... I built a program with a user-friendly, form-driven interface that means it totally cuts out the web developer from the equation, thus saving time. There is a significant time saved as well, especially...

Hi, How can you explain these colon uses? I think generally, a colon is used to when going general to specific, explaining or further elucidating a part of the general part, but some of these seem to do that but not convincingly. 1. And like most groups, we get frustrated when our political...

I have a good piece of news to report: - a piece of good news? Our Center just had a new computer room and bathroom installed. - Center - why capitalization? came from the general contributions of our Mothers of Our Neighborhood Associations - general or generous? and the...

I doubt that it is more nearly acceptable that we reproduce the exact same thread with a new date on it. The word that I mispelled was "clause." If you reread the post, I misspelled several words. I was copying from the Gregg reference manual (an English grammar / usage reference manual) as...

To avoid embarrassment, is there some convenient way to tell when an issue has been resolved, in case one fails to notice the date? P.S. Anon: You misspelled "louse" in your last paragraph.

Hi i would really appreciate it if you could proof read the Recommendation page of my report "Challenges Involved in the Dentistry Field". I would really appreciate it if you could proof read my report and let me know if there are any mistakes or confusing sentences. Please let me know if i...

Hyena wrote: Rmontez wrote: Almost everyone is being manipulated at one point of the day in their lives. Whether they are driving on the highway, reading the newspaper, or watching T.V. the U.S. population is constantly having information thrown at them to sway them to an idea or action. For...

Rmontez wrote: Almost everyone is being manipulated at one point of the day in their lives. Whether they are driving on the highway, reading the newspaper, or watching T.V. the U.S. population is constantly having information thrown at them to sway them to an idea or action. For the most part...