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Six Common Punctuation Errors that Bedevil Bloggers

copyblogger.com — Proofreading your text for misspelled words and grammatical mistakes is essential. What about the punctuation, though?

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0bamaclintobush, on 10/29/2007, -2/+8Misspelled? What a dork! You mispelled it!

(that's a joke, in case someone thought I was a moron)
- webcure, on 10/29/2007, -8/+1Yo!
  Who you calling a dork?
  You're talking to a good friend of mine.
jasonnazar, on 10/30/2007, -1/+7Bloggers, really need; to pay more - attention to the details "of their" punctuation >>> if they want 'to be take more {seriously}. no?
bigdadgib, on 10/29/2007, -0/+0I thought it was great. If it will help me, that is wonderful.
MarkDykeman, on 10/29/2007, -0/+1This is an article that I really, really do dig. I mean, DIGG!
MonarchWastxD, on 10/30/2007, -2/+5What about the freaking difference between "you're" and "your". Learn to ***** spell people! "You're" stands for "You are"... "your" is a possesive - like "mine".
There's no such thing as "Your going to laugh when you see this!" or "It's you're money!"
- krets, on 10/30/2007, -2/+6Your an angry little man aren't you?
meshman, on 10/29/2007, -0/+3"Right: Before going to the school, Joe stopped on my house."

How does one stop ON someone's house? Was he jumping from roof to roof?
- krets, on 10/30/2007, -1/+3Maybe he was in a hovercraft?
SheilaNoya, on 10/29/2007, -1/+2--- Using quotation marks for emphasis ---

They say this is wrong to do, but Digg doesn't allow you the option of using italics or bold lettering. Therefore, it's still necessary at times if you want to give a word special emphasis.
- Azimuth1, on 10/29/2007, -1/+4Generally people use *asterisks*.
  
  Quotation marks are just wrong because they have another use.
  - ChoiceMad, on 10/29/2007, -2/+2Aren't asterisks typically used to denote something visual/audio that can't be perceived through written(typed) words? *sigh* *shrugs* For bold and/or italics I (incorrectly) use 'single' quote marks.
- mrgreenjeans, on 10/30/2007, -0/+3YOU CAN ALSO USE CAPS LOCK FOR EMPHASIS. PEOPLE LOVE IT!
Tomboys, on 10/29/2007, -0/+1I saved to favorites... as a reminder. Did anyone notice this though?
"Wrong: Before going to the school Joe stopped on my house.
Right: Before going to the school, Joe stopped on my house."
"Stopped on my house." He he! I've never heard it phrased like that before.
- AuburnTigers, on 10/29/2007, -0/+2Hey quit stopping on my house....
  oops I mean: ...
AuburnTigers, on 10/29/2007, -0/+1Dugg for the correct use of bedevil.
gbarberi, on 10/29/2007, -0/+1If punctuation is the problem, then I suggest reading Stilman's "Grammatically Correct", pocket guide. I keep a copy in my backpack.
EvanVolm, on 10/29/2007, -0/+1The whole "i before e" thing always screws me up.
- gbarberi, on 10/29/2007, -0/+1"i" before "e", except after "c" or when sounding like "a" as in neighbor or weigh. That's how I remember. I still have to catch myself once in awhile.
mon11uk, on 10/29/2007, -0/+0Liked this article. The writer Daniel Scocco comments in Point 1 ('Apostrophe for plurals') how this is a problem particularly common amongst non-native English speakers. While this maybe true, as a teacher (of Asian descent) teaching in both the US and the UK, I have been staggered by how many native English speakers could not get this right! Including fellow teachers! Humanities classes are all about oral expression nowadays and less about the art of written prose. Bring back the good old fashioned grammar classes! I've heard that the book 'Eats, Shoots and Leaves' is pretty good. Tried it, anyone?
- gbarberi, on 10/29/2007, -0/+1Yeh, It's one of the best.
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