Tag: punctuation
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Is it Okay to Break the “Rules of Grammar”?
“Rules are meant to be broken.” The person who makes that statement usually intends to break some rules or has already done so. But rules, in whatever context they occur, were created for a purpose and breaking them will likely carry consequences that the rulebreaker may regret. The same holds true with the rules of…
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In Praise of Punctuation
Several years ago, I served on a committee that was charged with revising the basic composition textbook used by Columbus State’s English Department. The committee consisted of 10-12 English faculty members, both full-time and adjunct. All were excellent writers. Many of them, besides teaching, had their work published. When it came time to revise the…