Latest posts tagged with #punctuation on Bluesky
Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation
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How you shape your sentences, paragraphs, chapters is part of your personal style. Learning your style takes millions of words to the page. It evolves as you evolve. It is a good idea to continue to study English across your evolution as a writer.
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I want to say again that your .word tools may give you incorrect advice. You should not rely on them to correct your grammar. Their advice may negatively affect your grammar. It is up to you to navigate your choices based on what you are trying to say.
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You can find punctuation testing online. Usually these are free. You can print out such lessons and bring them to your writing group to share. Then you can argue the results. Practice helps based on your intensity to improve if you are struggling.
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Doubt and lack of self confidence are common devils of most writers. Lack of education contributes to these issues. We call our doubts 'imposter syndrome' and struggle to improve post-education. Usually we do this alone and miserable. :::hugs:::
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Most basic writing tools today have some type of ai incorporated into them. Unfortunately, these 'tools' are not particularly smart. They look for word combinations and highlight a problem. They don't actually think or write so they guess at solutions.
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Punctuation is often a weakness in prose. It's even possible you have forgotten your high school English and being taught how to use quotes properly.
Punctuation devils many writers and indicates grammar issues for the reader. The rules are mean.
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It's National Proofreading Day! #NationalProofreadingDay
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A woman and a man are standing in a cemetery. The man is looking at a tombstone and saying "That's cold." The tombstone reads, "Here lies Mitchell Smith, who 'hated' unnecessary quotation marks, speling errors, the Oxford comma."
I love the Oxford comma. My wife hates it. Somehow we make it work
#spelling #punctuation #english
I think of a semicolon as a thoughtful inhale as a character realizes there's something else they want to say about the same topic. #writing #punctuation
Snippet of a hand-written text with the word 'received' spelled <Receiv,d>
Does someone know anything about the practice of using a comma instead of an apostrophe? I've so far come across two writers doing this: one is late-18th century, and the other (pictured here) unknown but I reckon late-18th to mid-19th century. #spelling #punctuation #manuscripts
The semi-colon is dead; long live the semicolon ... #semicolon #punctuation #onwriting ninamunteanu.me/2021/02/28/t...
Oh, and also: why do both contain #punctuation in their names? Are we trying to alienate everyone post-GenX? 😁
Two double-dashes that surround an interruptive comment in a sentence instruct the reader to - "Raise the Voice" - within.
#betterwriting #sentencestructure #learnenglish #readerexpectationapproach #punctuation
Hello?
"How can you stand against the FACES OF FEAR????"
We'll never know because you didn't use the correct #punctuation !
Yes, I know that "coffee flavored" should be hyphenated and there should be a period at the end of the sentence. I didn't write the song--merely copied and pasted the #lyrics.
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So this is a book about symbols in literature, essentially #punctuation, written by someone called Colon?
Lapsing into a comma
Looking to enhance your writing skills? Look no further than Bill Walsh's book! A must-have for writers and editors, it's both informative and enjoyable. Check out a review here: www.goodreads.com/re... and get your copy here: https://amzn.to/46dgKM0
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The word "don't" written on a chalkboard with a phone held in front as if to take a picture. On the phone screen the text reads "do it" instead.
There is a disconnect between what is discussed and debated in writing circles, online and off, and what publishers care about.
Check out the latest blog by Chrys Buckley: www.ooliganpress.com/writing-rule...
#writing #editing #semicolon #punctuation #grammar
People are #upset about #food #stamps but the #order actually goes
#Pestilence, #War, #Famine, and #Death...
—from #Revelation 6:1-8
#White
#Red
#Black
#Pale
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They say:
#Never #switch #horsemen in the #middle of an #apocalypse⸮
#vss365 #animals #scripture #irony #punctuation #conquest #χλωρός
“There’s not much to be said about the period except that most writers don’t reach it soon enough.” — William Zinsser #writing #punctuation #quotes #writingcommunity
On writing ... defending the em dash... #ChatGPT #AI #punctuation #onwriting #WritingCommunity ninamunteanu.me/2026/01/11/o...
“There’s not much to be said about the period except that most writers don’t reach it soon enough.” — William Zinsser #writing #punctuation #quotes #writingcommunity
Lapsing into a comma
Looking to enhance your writing skills? Look no further than Bill Walsh's book! A must-have for writers and editors, it's both informative and enjoyable. Check out a review here: www.goodreads.com/re... and get your copy here: https://amzn.to/46dgKM0
#bookreviews #bookrecommendations #punctuation
19th-century semi-colons have a lot to answer for?!
worksinprogress.co/issue/the-lo...
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