Hi. Wouldn't you need a punctuation such as a long dash (or, short dashes or a semicolon) between 'too' and 'not' instead of the comma? Or, wouldn't you want to end the sentence with 'too," and start a new

If 'for example' is in the middle of the sentence, the comma preceding the phrase is necessary. But after it, it is not necessary, unless you feel it will rid the sentence of ambiguities. Generally, it will be left out and the next comma

. Always leave one space after a comma, colon, semicolon or full stop. My friends often go to the gymnasium to work out, but I think differently from them. I go to work by bicycle every day , I take my daughter for a walk after supper , I do

I won't pretend that I can do justice to such a large subject. However, - - - They all connect contrasting ideas. The "though" versions are called "subordinating," and "concessive," because they give one idea less

Hi, I have 9 questions this time. Brace for impact. QUESTION 1: I have a question concerning the linking of 2 complete sentences with a comma. I know that it is correct to do this; however, consider that the 1st complete sentence actually consists

Iron Man, Spiderman, Batman, X-Men, and of course, Superman; all these great movie heroes began life as four-color pictures on cheap paper. Hi, For a start, what does "four-color" in the above refer to? Second, is the semicolon in the

I think we are all Jackson fans, no? No. No! NO! NONONO!!! Do I make myself clear? (And this goes back well before he decided "***" was a verb.) Even Donald Trump believes in him, did you see him on Saturday Night Live? No. Neither one

"Or "The cars were red, blue, green and blue, orange and white and grey" (Period omitted - I'll take the `5th') Sure it parses but it doesn't scan commas are pauses dashes and semicolons are too. We don't spell the

That said, the sentence remains potentially perplexing. Why not "One flag was red, white, and blue, and the other was green and yellow"? That's exactly what I said to them! But the predictable reply was, "Yes alright, but what

} }>They presented four phrases and asked me which one was correct: } }>(flag#1 = red/white/blue; flag#2 = green/yellow) } }>1. The two flags were red, white and blue and green and yellow. }>2. The two flags were red, white and blue,