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However Do You Punctuate “However”!?
Posted by Editormum on Wednesday, 24 November 2004 in Grammar Problems | ∞
The word however is a funny, tricksy word. It serves many purposes and is punctuated differently for each. Let’s examine it closely. When it’s used as an intensive form of how, the word however does not have any special puncutation associated with it. Example: Miss Mary jumped up, startled. “However did you get into the […]
Just between you and me, you have to pick your pronouns carefully!
Posted by Editormum on Wednesday, 17 November 2004 in Usage and Diction | ∞
One of the most prevalent grammatical mistakes that the Grammar Guru battles (on a daily basis!) is the wrong choice of pronouns in phrases like “between you and I / me” or “my sister and I / me.” It really isn’t so very hard to get the right one, when you know the trick. The […]