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I was recently asked about surrounding "for one" in the sentence "I for one want to...." If the reason for commas is that "for one" is a parenthetical, then the answer is no commas. Remember that...

When someone says "quote/unquote," use a slash mark in between the words. Surround them with appropriate punctuation. Use the quote marks also. When the attorney says "okay" before he starts a que...

Remember the rule: When the plural form of a word ends in s -- most of them do -- add only an apostrophe to this PLURAL form of the word to make it possessive. So in order to have s apostrophe, the...

There are many places that one comma will not do as there is not a need to separate anything. In these places, IF there is a need for punctuate, it is a choice of two commas or no commas. ...He ha...

No matter how many commas there are in a transcript nor how many different ways they are used, there are, in fact, only two basic ways that we use commas: commas to separate or commas to set off. W...

Thoughts and prayers going out to all of you on the East Coast. When last we talked about this, we agreed that we would not like a single separating comma in these sentences. ...I expect that, he...

Just finished my fourth online seminar with ev360Pro from CCR. I think I am getting the hang of it! This one was on semicolons. We had a great time -- sat at home in our pajamas with the snack of o...

The punctuation for the word "please" varies according to its position in relation to what it modifies. When it is at the beginning of the unit it modifies, use no punctuation after it. ...Please...

In my September newsletter, I posted this discussion. The October issue will be out in a few days, and I will go on to explain the punctuation. So before I do that, here is the original discussion:...