By Quotation marks, Conversations

"Volcano" is presumably the name or title of that player, so it is indicating that this is a name and not an exploding mountain. You would not put an article before it unless there are more than one players with the name/title (as was indicated further onin the passage above),

Thank you. You said: Usually when we introduce a common noun into a conversation for the first time we use the infinite article, then when we refer back to that item/person/etc. we use the definite. Does it apply to what seems to be a common noun used a game instruction section like as in ...

The matter under discussion, the subject/theme of the dispute/conversation/debate For examples, do a search at: http://books.google.com/for"subject matter"(quotation marks are important)

Will someone please proofread this for me thank you. Proofreading a conversation for correct use of apostrophes, quotation marks and underlining (italics) (1)”I know” he replied “but I got lost”. Someone’s directions were incorrect. (2) It’s all right, “Cara said”. Did you deliver Mrs....

I would say "I think that next time, I can do better than I did before."Conversationally, you could say "I think next time, I can do better than before." In written, non-conversational English, the first is better. When you are writing, the difference between conversation and regular text is how...

Talk about multi-tasking, on his commute, Joe manages the consulting business he has on the side and even keeps track of new messages on his BlackBerry. But he says he’s never tried anything this dangerous. This man is actually typing out an e-mail while driving in rush hour traffic. Joe’s work...

I think the quotation marks in the original may have been there just to isolate the statement at issue. If the dialogue represents a conversation, I like the one-word-sentence option. "Can you do X?" "Definitely." "Can you do Y?" "Probably not." If it's an abstract or rhetorical dialogue...

Andrei, If you want to "quote" someone, you might want to write it as follows: 1) You said, "In order to receive the money in time, it is essential to hand in the application in advance." If you want to reference an earlier conversation, you might want to write something like.... 2) I recall...