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When “then” means “at that time,” it does not take a comma as it is an adverb. ...He was then on his way to becoming successful. ...I saw them and then began to wonder what would happen. If "then...

Just letting you know that I am doing a free class on the word "so" tomorrow at 11:00 A.M. Pacific time. Go to margieholdsclass.com to register. Happy punctuating! Margie

This construction always causes consternation and no end of disagreement. This is my understanding of the way English grammar works. It is never correct to use a single separating comma between th...

I have been on "hiatus" for a while. Actually I have been swamped for a while!! So I am back -- still swamped but back. There is a question on FB about the word "but" and whether it should have a ...

In the "olden" days, the rule was to put a comma after ANY element that came at the beginning of the sentence. Ah, the good old days! The rule today that many people get confused about is the rule...

I have not seen a written rule about "o'clock" equaling ":00" in a standard English text. I would love to have a reference for that rule. I know that many people were taught that. I have simply nev...

I did a "free" hour at the beginning of the month on where not to use a comma. That lecture is up on my website at margieholdsclass.com until this Wednesday. If you want to listen, now is the time....

There is an instance where either option works, depending upon what you want to say. If "work" is the physical place, "into" is one word; if "work" is the activity, then "in to" is two words. ......

Just a reminder that I am beginning at 20-hour punctuation class this Saturday. It will finish before the CEU deadline in September and has been prequalified by NCRA for a full two CEUs. The class...