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The usage of quotation marks
I'm discussing and comparing two books and I want to know if I'm using quotation marks correctly:
Both books are known for being existential and the reader is bombarded with questions throughout ...
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Punctuation after “I couldn't help but to think” introducing a quote — colon or comma? [closed]
I couldn’t help but to think: “Is this really what the meaning of success has become?” and to make matters even worse, this idea was just spread to the thousands of viewers.
Is the colon ...
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What is a correct punctuation for a sentence starting with “One more thing”?
In the following sentence what would be the correct punctuation
One more thing don't tell anyone about our conversation.
Should "One more thing" be separated by comma, dash or colon? Or perhaps ...
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Proper punctuation of “John’s last words were ‘———’ ” [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How should I punctuate around quotes?
When attributing a quote to someone, you put a comma before the quote:
John said, "———"
But is the comma still used in the ...
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Can I omit a colon and use a comma instead in this sentence to dramatize?
original sentence -> The purpose is to disclose some information
new sentence -> the purpose: to disclose some information
last version(I'm asking about) -> The purpose, to disclose information
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Should there be a comma or a colon here?
His latest album is Foo featuring his band, Bar.
His latest album is Foo featuring his band: Bar.
Which is the more appropriate way to punctuate the sentence?
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Punctuation to introduce a list: comma vs. colon vs. nothing
Which of these sentences is written correctly?
Angela has three brothers, Mark, Adam, and Ryan.
Angela has three brothers: Mark, Adam, and Ryan.
Angela has three brothers Mark, Adam, and ...
