Category_MWW Blog>The Question Mark

This Is How It Should Look...

Q No one saw you; is that correct? A No. Q "No," it's not correct? Or, "No," no one saw you? Happy punctuating! Margie
Category_MWW Blog>The Quotation Mark

Jim Barker on Whether or Not to Quote

Jim Barker, September of 2014, was asked this question: "Do you quote when you can't see the quoted material and you don't know if they really read it verbatim?" Jim's response: "Absolutely. An...
Category_MWW Blog>The Quotation Mark

More on Quotes

...Did he say things like "I'm not going to keep it " or "I want to sell it " or "I want to lease it out"? Or what did he tell you? No comma after "like" because it is a preposition and the senten...
Category_MWW Blog>The Quotation Mark

Single Quotes

No matter what you might see in the headline of a major newspaper or on the Internet, it is NEVER correct to use single quotes alone. Single quotes always occur inside of double quotes. Happy punc...
Category_MWW Blog>The Quotation Mark

More on Quotes

...He said, "I have never seen him in my life." ...She said, "You may not access those files." ...He said something like "I have never seen him in my life." ...She said something to the effect of ...
Category_MWW Blog>General

Another Quote Issue

When a person repeats only a part of the original statement, quote only the part that was in the original. ...to wait for a later to be discovered piece of evidence. Object to the foundation for t...
Category_MWW Blog>The Quotation Mark

The Dash -- Inside or Outside Quotes?

There is no rule that the dash must be inside or outside the quotes. Either way works. ...He was always saying, "You have to be here on -- " he was always preaching to us about everything. In thi...
Category_MWW Blog>The Comma

A Comma Before the Quote

I am BACK!! I hope your holidays were glorious. Mine were lovely even though I was really down and out sick with a throat "thing." I think that, after almost three weeks, I am finally getting bett...
capitalization

The Quotation Mark and Caps

The rule is that the first word of a quote is capped if it begins a grammatically complete thought or anything that stands for a complete thought. Otherwise, it is lowercase. ...Q Where were you ...