By Paragraphs, Colons

Hi, I think this question belongs here. What is the recommended length of the content after a colon. I think what come after a colon are details, elucidating the points in the sentence or that have been brought out, but what is the recommend length? When should I resort to another...

Hi, I think this question belongs here. What is the recommended length of the content after a colon. I think what come after a colon are details, elucidating the points in the sentence or that have been brought out, but what is the recommend length? When should I resort to another...

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.

"The Change of the Characteristics in the passage from The Hours" The passage from the novel The Hours by Michael Cunningham is intriguing. The passage illustrates the difference between the character's characteristics in different time settings: past and present. This difference is...

Hi, Where you have put semi-colons, I'd usually use commas. I have also suggested some other changes to your punctuation. My general advice is not to get into the habit of using semi-colons and colons. They can often make tyour meaning more obscure rather than more clear. You seem to have a...

Hi Collegebound, Welcome to the forums. Overall, you have a good essay. Stop worrying about your paragraphs. However, I 'm not sure what the topic was that Wisconsin asked for. Where did you put it? As vice president of my Catholic school’s multi-cultural student union, I have learned, first...

I got my essay back from the professor recently and I don't understand some of the comments she made. Here is a paragraph and the comment: (the essay is on the book The Bluest Eye) To illustrate, Pecola assigns intrinsic value to light colored things. When Maureen Peal buys Pecola ice...

Analyse the formality of the article in SCMP It is indispensable for us to use an appropriate style when writing. There is no doubt that formal style should be practiced for newspaper as objectivity and impersonality are important. South China Morning Post is one of the most prevalent...

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...