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Category Archives: Punctuation

English and Emoticons ;-)

Posted on 26 June, 2013 by Sharn

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A friend of mine is concerned about my use of emoticons in texts. She thinks it may be a sign of an imminent mid-life crisis. LOL. I HEART emoticons. Look at that huge yellow face with massive hands on the left…what’s not to love?  😕

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Posted in Punctuation, Uncategorized | Tagged chat, email, emoticons, paralinguistic features, sms, text, writing

Apostrophe Wars

Posted on 10 March, 2013 by Sharn

ApostropheMy week has been punctuated erratically by the ping of my inbox informing me of the arrival of a draft document for editing or proofreading. I have spent several happy evenings with my green pencil* scribbling notations across freshly printed pages as I consider questions of punctuation.

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Posted in Punctuation | Tagged apostrophes, punctuation

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