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I realised today, when I was typing another blog post, that I wasn’t entirely sure if you should put quotation marks around thoughts. In the forums there was a mixture of ‘yes’ and ‘no’ responses and some suggested putting the thought in italics, but nothing I read seemed good enough evidence for today’s blog. I eventually stumbled upon an excellent article called ‘Grammar … Continue reading
Did you know that another name for a question mark is “an interrogative point” and another name for an exclamation mark is “bang” in printer’s jargon (as cited in Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interrobang)? When used together they are known as an interrobang and can look like either the attached image or ?! or !? The history of the interrobang … Continue reading
Your CV (curriculam vitae) or resume is the first impression that employers get before they make a decision about who to interview. Even if you are more qualified or skilled than the person they select, you won’t stand a chance if they don’t get the right feel from your CV in the first five to ten seconds … Continue reading
For my regular readers, you will know that I have been blogging in My Writing Notebook as part of My Writing Challenge since 1st May 2011. I have now discovered from another fellow blogger that there is a ‘post a day 2011’ challenge which I really want to be part of. I am therefore promising to … Continue reading
For the background to my writing challenge, please read my first blog by clicking the following link – http://wp.me/p1x6Ui-4. If you would prefer to dive straight into note 55, then please read on… Tips for cutting your work I’ve just read a 453 word article by Gordon Wells (Writing Magazine, January 2009) called ‘Cut, cut … Continue reading
For the background to my writing challenge, please read my first blog by clicking the following link – http://wp.me/p1x6Ui-4. If you would prefer to dive straight into note 53, then please read on… Punctuation with quotation marks As mentioned yesterday, when deciding where to put the punctuation marks when using quotation marks, I found that the rules … Continue reading
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