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Category_MWW Blog>General
A "Run-On" Sentence
A "run-on" sentence: Two sentences that have no conjunction between them that are put together as one sentence either with a comma instead of a period or with no punctuation
at all.
...He always c...
Category_MWW Blog>The Hyphen
"Full-Time" and "Part-Time"
Normally adverbs are not hyphenated. In the case of full-time and part-time, Merriam-
Webster lists the adverb form hyphenated. So it is
...He works full-time in our office.
...She is going to try...
Category_MWW Blog>The Comma
Punctuation After "Yes" and "No"
When the words after yes and no "echo" the words of the question, use a comma.
...Q Did you go with her?
...A Yes, I did.
...Q Were you the only one there?
...A No, I was not the only one t...
Category_MWW Blog>General
Punctuation and Parens
When you are using parens for the insertion of a blurb -- e.g., (indicating) -- the rule is as follows:
When the information inside the parens is the entire thought, it is capped, and the
punctuat...
Category_MWW Blog>General
"You Had to Be There" and the Word "Again"
There are some words that you just have to hear in context to know the correct punctuation. Such is the case with the word again.
If the word again begins a sentence, it is a conjunctive adverb, ...
Category_MWW Blog>General
A Dash or a Hyphen?
Just a quick note to get some terminology cleared up:
The dash in formal English is a long mark, called the "em" dash, that is flush against the word on either side. In court reporting, back in th...
Category_MWW Blog>Numbers
Words in the Middle of the Year
When a year is interrupted by a word or two, the English rule says to write out the number
in words. That is always the fallback position. However, as always in reporting, numbers
written in words ...
Category_MWW Blog>Numbers
Sequential References
A sequential reference is a number that is part of a series of numbers, which usually follows the word that designates what the number is referring to. We consider a number
to be "sequential" when ...
Category_MWW Blog>General
Two Spaces or One?
There is one space after a period and a colon when you are using a variable font; there are
two spaces after a period and colon when you are using a monofont. In reporting, we
generally use a monof...