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Ask Prof. Persnickety: Quotation Mark Query
Dear Professor Persnickety, “i have always been taught that you put the punctuation in side the quotations, but the quiz says I’m wrong. Say it ain’t so!” Yours, Quizzical about Question and Quotation Marks (QQQ) Dear Tri-Q, You were taught … Continue reading
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Nitpicking Example
Since I’ve shared this little example with the online classes, it seemed fair to open it up to the whole world here. Now all your questions about commas before “and” will be answered.