Quote by Jenny Baranick Download Open image ““A comma splice means that a comma has been inserted between two complete sentences.”” — Jenny Baranick ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.0 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare
“How anybody can compose a story by word of mouth face to face with a bored-looking secretary with a notebook is more than I… — P.G. Wodehouse Copy Share Image
It's always nice to end your sentences with an exclamation mark, and not a comma. — Joey Santiago Copy Share Image
“Academics love the semicolon; their hankering after logic demands a division which is more emphatic than a comma, but not quite as absolute a… — Victor Klemperer Copy Share Image
“(I'm trying to improve my typing. notice I now leave a space after a comma, I'm very proud of myself!)” — Nick Bantock Copy Share Image
“Every second, another streak of silver glows: parentheses, exclamation points, commas--a whole grammar made of light, for words to hard to speak.” — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
“Using the comma well announces that you have an ear for sense and rhythm, confidence in your style and a proper respect for your… — Lynne Truss Copy Share Image
The writer who neglects punctuation, or mispunctuates, is liable to be misunderstood for the want of merely a comma, it often occurs that an… — Edgar Allan Poe Copy Share Image
To me, part of the beauty of a comma is that it offers a rest, like one in music: a break that gives the… — Pico Iyer Copy Share Image
“The difference between lay and lie is like the difference between sadism and masochism: one means doing something to someone (or something) else, while… — Jenny Baranick Copy Share Image
“We use the en dash when we want to express a range of values: Goldilocks will only sleep on Egyptian cotton sheets with a… — Jenny Baranick Copy Share Image
“Lacks commitment: I suppose I could marry Dan. Acknowledges commitment: I’m supposed to marry Dan.” — Jenny Baranick Copy Share Image
“First impressions stick. That’s why it’s so important that we do tedious things like remember to wear deodorant, brush our teeth, and insert commas… — Jenny Baranick Copy Share Image
“The semicolon, my friends, is the punctuation mark we use to join two complete sentences. When we want to separate two complete sentences, we… — Jenny Baranick Copy Share Image
“Guys who kiss like they’re giving CPR should have to attend kissing classes. If I take out “who kiss like they’re giving CPR,” this… — Jenny Baranick Copy Share Image
“You may think that you don't need to worry about actually learning the grammar rules because spell check and grammar check will come to… — Jenny Baranick Copy Share Image
“In high school, I was such a slut. And I was not alone; most girls in my high school were total sluts. We didn’t… — Jenny Baranick Copy Share Image
“I am the English teacher who teaches the “boring stuff”— I teach a class on grammar called Writing Skills. My students think I love… — Jenny Baranick Copy Share Image
“Incorrect: I use to be the most popular guy in school, but now I am the Thursday night trivia king at the local bar.… — Jenny Baranick Copy Share Image
“We might also want to use a semicolon to hold together two sentences to avoid giving the reader too much time to think about… — Jenny Baranick Copy Share Image
“Dictionaries are like vitamins and floss; we buy them and then never use them. Even I, an English teacher, a lover of words, have… — Jenny Baranick Copy Share Image
