Sunday Edifying Editing Edition

Colons and Semicolons

    It's even more complicated than that.  Figuring out whether to use a comma, dash, semicolon, or colon to separate two clauses can be quite nerve-wracking.

Punctuation Poser

    Good question.

Punctuation Monday

    The squirrel in the lower right implies the cartoonist had the apostrophe in mind, but this could apply equally to commas.

Punctuation Tuesday

    The classic one, of course, is:  "Let's eat Grandpa!", but this one's good too.

Punctuation Sunday

Punctuation Matters

    I remember this stuff from my childhood.  Apparently I wasn't a grammar nazi back in those days.

Punctuation Counts

     You could also put a period after the word Wine, and a comma after Day.  But we don't want to get pedantic about the whole thing.

Eats Shoots and Leaves

    If you're concerned about the misuse of commas (and you really should be), this e-book is available at Amazon for $1.99 right now.

Commas

    Commas make a difference!  So does proofreading.

Greengrocer's Apostrophe

    To be honest, I had never heard of a Greengrocer's Apostrophe until I read this comic.  And by this rating system, I am a bona fide grammar nazi.  Which I already knew.  But I am not a grammar neo-nazi.  I value Oxford commas far too much to waste one by burning it on someone's lawn.

Punctuation Wednesday!

  Commas are important!

My Oxford Comma

    For the record, I am a fanatical believer in the use of the Oxford Comma.

Grammar Nazis and Commas

    I've been reading up on the proper use of commas.  Cuz Beta-Readers have got to be punctuation pros.

Grammar Pirates

    I admit it, I'm a grammar nazi.  And for the record, there really should be a comma after the word "ready".