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Re: A couple questions related to quotes and punctuation.

Clive — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 20:08:23 GMT

Hi,
Sally to Sue: Did you go to the supermarket?

(Later)
Bill: What did Sally ask you?
Sue: She said, did I go to the supermarket.

Later, when she answers Bill, which way should it be written?

She said, did I go to the supermarket.
She said, did I go to the supermarket?
She said, "Did I go to the supermarket?" (This one doesn't seem right.)

None of the above are correct.
She asked me if I had gone to / went to the supermarket.
She asked/said, "Did you go to the supermarket?" With quotes, you must give the actual words that were uttered.

Bill: How quickly did she speak?
Sue: She said "did you go to the supermarket" too quickly.

Should it be:

She said "did you go to the supermarket" too quickly.
She said "Did you go to the supermarket" too quickly.
or
She said, "Did you go to the supermarket," too quickly. (This seems to be incorrect. I don't think there should be a comma between the quote and "too quickly.")

Bill did not ask what she said. I would answer simply,
She spoke very / too quickly.

Best wishes, Clive

A couple questions related to quotes and punctuation.

henryk — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 18:21:50 GMT

Sally to Sue: Did you go to the supermarket?

(Later)
Bill: What did Sally ask you?
Sue: She said, did I go to the supermarket.

Later, when she answers Bill, which way should it be written?

She said, did I go to the supermarket.
She said, did I go to the supermarket?
She said, "Did I go to the supermarket?" (This one doesn't seem right.)

Bill: How quickly did she speak?
Sue: She said "did you go to the supermarket" too quickly.

Should it be:

She said "did you go to the supermarket" too quickly.
She said "Did you go to the supermarket" too quickly.
or
She said, "Did you go to the supermarket," too quickly. (This seems to be incorrect. I don't think there should be a comma between the quote and "too quickly.")

Thanks.

quick question

kalaris — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 08:58:38 GMT

"And so it necessarily follows that we can never be sure of what the government has in store in terms of technical advancement and prowess."

Any commas required? Appreciate any help that is offered.

Re: Kind Regards or Kind regards or kind regards...?

Anonymous — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 23:14:30 GMT

Written Formula for Ending a Letter (British English)

Informal, personal (to close friends and family):

With love
Best wishes

Semi-formal / informal (emails, notes, business memos):

Kind regards
Best regards
Regards

Formal letters:

Yours sincerely
- Use when you know the addressee by name (Dear John / Dear Mr Smith). You can only be sincere with someone you know.
Yours faithfully
- Use when you don't know the persons name (Dear Sir or Madam).

Case / Capitalisation

Sentence case applies. Only capitalise the first letter of a sentence (with the exception of proper nouns and special conventions).

Punctuation

Open punctuation and mixed punctuation are common in the UK. If you begin the letter with "Dear Jane," (or "Dear Jane:" in American English), then the closing should be punctuated with a comma (e.g. "Kind regards, John"). These commas (or colon and comma in American English) would be omitted when writing a letter in open punctuation (as the line breaks make such punctuation redundant).

Re: Punctuation( strong and weak ones )

Yoong Liat — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:23:52 GMT

bhikkhu1991
Hello,

The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language states that the semicolon and colon are stronger than the comma. For example, if the former is placed on the right side of the sentence, the later will be placed on the left side of the sentence. However, why does the following sentence is not complying with the method?

My grandmother has stayed up late four nights in a row; as a result, she cannot seem to get well. ( http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/indep_clauses.htm )

The reason is that as a result, she cannot seem to get well is, in fact, a separate sentence separated by the semi-colon..

Punctuation( strong and weak ones )

bhikkhu1991 — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:29:00 GMT

Hello,

The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language states that the semicolon and colon are stronger than the comma. For example, if the former is placed on the right side of the sentence, the later will be placed on the left side of the sentence. However, why does the following sentence is not complying with the method?

My grandmother has stayed up late four nights in a row; as a result, she cannot seem to get well. ( http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/indep_clauses.htm )

Thank you.

With best wishes.

Sentence construction with comma usage

Anonymous — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 03:41:32 GMT

Guys,

Does this sentence sound OK?

Visitors can check out the modern and contemporary jazz, along side toe-tapping to the rhythms of old favourites.

And also please advise on the punctuation.

Thanks,

Vijay

Comma Help - Regarding Title of Movie

Anonymous — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:59:54 GMT

Hello Friends,

I need to know, for what reason, a comma was left out of this title: Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. I was viewing the plot description on the website IMDB, and could not help to wonder why a comma wasn't placed in the title of the movie after the word Stock. I do not know if the editors made a mistake or if there is a comma rule that I am unfamiliar with. Please provide some insight by doing the following: defining the comma rule, if there is one; providing some examples, and answering the questions that I have below.

1) Are there are punctuation errors in the paragraph above?
2) After using a colon, do I need to capitalize the following sentence? Would this apply to a list, as well?
3) Are there any grammar websites that you can recommend to me? I could easily do a Google search, but I want to know websites that you highly recommend.

Thanks,

James Arroy

Am I correct or not?

wholegrain — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 19:56:50 GMT

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comma_%28punctuation%29

4 The comma is often used to separate a dependent clause from the independent clause if the dependent clause comes first.

Depending on the above rule, the following would be correct as dependent clauses include adjective clauses:

On which I walked on that fateful day, the moon is shining.

Re: very difficult question

Yankee — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 04:54:51 GMT

Hi Avangi

I meant exactly what I said. Nothing more, nothing less.
I think the Wholegrain's original sentences are awkward, and since Barb asked whether the comma in the first was a typo, I stated what I see as a correct evaluation of the comma situation in Wholegrain's sentences. That's all.

I decided not to comment further because I don't think I'd actually use the sentences, and because I see the punctuation in the first sentence as incorrect anyway.