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Grammar 101: Punctuation, Part 3
Friday,
10
April
2009
18:09
green-grrl.livejournal.com
Welcome to the final
Grammar 101
post on Punctuation.
(
Today we'll cover hyphens, en dashes, slashes, quotation marks, and apostrophes.
)
Tags:
!feature
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author:green_grrl
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grammar101
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punctuation:apostrophe
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punctuation:dialogue
,
punctuation:en dash
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punctuation:hyphen
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punctuation:quotation marks
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punctuation:slash
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usage:hyphenation
Answer: Hyphenating Compound Words
Monday,
30
March
2009
18:24
kay-brooke.livejournal.com
Anonymous asks: Is there a rule of thumb about hyphenating compound words?
With examples from
Stargate SG-1, The X-Files,
and
Heroes.
(
Short answer? Not really. For a slightly longer answer, take a peek under the cut
)
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pos:modifiers
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pos:nouns
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punctuation:hyphen
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usage:hyphenation
Answer: What is the appropriate use for hyphenation?
Monday,
10
March
2008
21:01
skroberts
...with examples from
The Colbert Report, Angel,
and
Stargate Atlantis
...
Question: What is the appropriate use for hyphenation?
(
Hyphens!
)
Mood:
tired
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author:skroberts
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