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<em>omahonydonnelly</em>
omahonydonnelly posted a tweet
Are hashtags used on Twitter more for intended use as tags or as sarcastic punctuation? #stupidtwitterquestions
 
<em>dctobc</em>
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@jewelzgc exactly. it's killer. text messages with my mother are even interpreted the wrong way. she needs more punctuation / emoticons.
 
Chaitanya S, (www.p2w2.com)
DLM The DumbLittleMan Guide to Colon Use: First, let is be known that we are talking about punctuation and n.. http://bit.ly/6iR7Iq
 
Mike Perras
Mike Perras posted a tweet
The DumbLittleMan Guide to Colon Use: First, let is be known that we are talking about punctuation and not our .. http://bit.ly/6iR7Iq
 
Eben T
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The Serial Comma is OK with Me
After a lifetime of being wishy-washy about the serial comma, I’ve reached a decision: I’m going to use it all the time.Such a momentous decision is, of course, a deeply personal matter. The pros and cons are widely, frequently, and hotly debated. ...
 
<em>oesegman</em>
oesegman posted a tweet
How Punctuation has Changed Due to the Internet http://post.ly/E2dy #communications #grammar #humor
 
Philip Ze
Philip Ze posted a tweet
How to Use Punctuation: Before And After The Internet.. http://tinyurl.com/ykvh4c7
 
Merrick Monroe
Merrick Monroe posted a tweet
There's a celebrity I follow who everyone says is So Smart (including herself) yet her tweets lack punctuation and grammatical finesse. Gah!
 
Igor Kheifets
Igor Kheifets posted a tweet
Punctuation | Cracked.com http://bit.ly/661xlC
 
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Kim K
Kim K posted a tweet
It's Bad Signage time again at In Our Write Minds. Yet another example of spelling and punctuation gone wrong! http://tinyurl.com/y9mjhuq
 
anonymous
anonymous posted a blog entry
Shut up already!
One thing I cannot shut up about is the misuse of a hyphen on Yahoo! Shine:Posted in Hyphens, Punctuation, Verbs Tagged:...
2 days ago Terribly Write | Topics: Hyphens, Punctuation, Verbs, hyphen
 
anonymous
anonymous posted a blog entry
Victoria’s Secret’s refashioned show
It’s the most popular fashion show on the small screen, but the Victoria’s Secret annual event gets...
 
anonymous
anonymous posted a blog entry
Yahoo drops the ! from company name!
Did Internet giant Yahoo! drop its iconic exclamation point from its name? According to the Yahoo! corporate blog, Yodel...
 
Allisoncds
Allisoncds posted a tweet
RT @ChrisSpagnuolo via @jonrawlinson: The importance of punctuation in the teleprompter! hahah! http://bit.ly/7qbNYa @bertdecker
 
Michael Sippey
Michael Sippey posted a tweet
@jkottke i'm with @choire on this one. in fact, i'll fly to new york and join him for your punctuation beating if that's what's necessary.
 
calebjenkins
calebjenkins posted a tweet
if anything, twitter has show me that most punctuation and the word "that" are really not needed. #fb
 
Steve DAgostino
Steve DAgostino posted a blog entry
Make Money Online today
Nowadays there are a whole slew of ways to take in money online. Two of the ways to make money online now are Online...
 
Envec
Envec posted a blog entry
The Serial Comma is OK with Me
Whether or not to place a comma before the conjunction in a simple series continues to vex the minds of careful writers.Your...
5 days ago Daily Writing Tips | Topics: Punctuation
 
Rebecca Laffar-Smith
Rebecca Laffar-Smith posted a tweet
Shares: How do Quotations and Punctuation get along in your writing? http://freelancewritinggigs.com/grammar/?p=93 @DawnAllcot
 
grahamrsmith
grahamrsmith posted a blog entry
Punctuality Negative Space Logo Design in Helvetica
A personal logo project playing with negative space in logo marks. This logo, in Helvetica of course, came about more by...
 
Likely
Likely posted a tweet
@thropplenoggin 'Tis good, but It pales in comparison to my glorious visage in punctuation form: IIII[:-{D
 
billpoly
billpoly posted a tweet
"Aol." is the dumbest rebranding I've ever seen. It's an initialism guys- deal with it. And it doesn't need punctuation!
 
Mats Jacobson
Mats Jacobson posted a blog entry
The Worst Mistake That A Blogger Can Make. Way To Avoid It
If you?ve decided to become a blog writer and you want to do a good job, you need to keep in mind that blog writing requires...
 
Kat Arney
Kat Arney posted a tweet
@helenarney Next up for you, a song about punctuation
 
Michel S
Michel S posted a tweet
@timbray I thought only Americans use it? It does make the language more regular (like the British practice of punctuation *outside* quotes)
 
gaskell
gaskell posted a tweet
@inbedwithgaga I hope Kegan doesn't see that tweet. There was a punctuation AND capitalization error in it!
 
beFrank
beFrank posted a tweet
@BellaKarma Nah, not at at all. (By the way, might seem strange, but I'm a fan of your punctuation.)
 
Ossurynot
Ossurynot posted a tweet
Punctuation jokes are awsome.
 
martinjohnbishop
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AOL Dot Dot Com
AOL, which began life 20 years ago as American Online, next month will become Aol. when it spins off from Time Warner. And no, the period after "Aol" is not a typo. On the contrary, it's an opportunity for C-level executives to exhibit...
 
anonymous
anonymous posted a blog entry
So few words, so many errors
It’s just two little words on the Yahoo! front page: ping pong. Add a hyphen and ping-pong would still be wrong....
 
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Article Marketing Guidelines
Article marketing is a potent source for getting backlinks and traffic. This is the reason why so many article directories have come into existence. Writing for each one of these directories (I am talking about good ones) is different from writing fo
 
<em>blackoutisthenewpink</em>
blackoutisthenewpink posted a tweet
Funny how bad punctuation, placement. Can kill a tweet.
 
Missy B
Missy B posted a blog entry
“308 STEPS”
617 /./ November 20, 2009I love when I find great examples of usage for unnecessary quotations. Wait, maybe that is an...
14 days ago Cocktail Hour | Topics: 365 Photos, Building, Signs, Texture
 
Missy B
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srah
srah posted a tweet
@qbqrat I have never considered that song to have punctuation in it. Which, now that I think about it, is disgusting.
 
Vicster
Vicster posted a tweet
RT @FakeAPStylebook: Commas are prob. the most misunderstood of all punctuation. They dress in black, listen to sad music, & cut themselves.
 
anonymous
anonymous posted a blog entry
How many millions have seen these errors?
How many millions of people read the Yahoo! front page every day? How many of them noticed these errors?The semicolon should...
 
anonymous
anonymous posted a blog entry
A hubbub, people’s faces and a year’s worth of massages
They’re not going to create a hubbub, but the punctuation problems on Yahoo! TV’s ”Daytime in No...
 
anonymous
anonymous posted a blog entry
The worst trend in writing
Reporting on celebrity fashion trends requires absolutely no knowledge of celebrities or designers. Or at least if you write...
 
andri s
andri s posted a blog entry
Google Adwords Writing Secrets from the Master
ads Adword not you few key advertising to concept and Features of or They words strong, the in them. ...
 
anonymous
anonymous posted a blog entry
A longer shortcut
Someone at Yahoo! Shine made shortcuts a little longer by adding a hyphen:It’s one more word to add to the list of...
 
anonymous
anonymous posted a blog entry
‘Top Chef’ takes the cake
This synopsis of tonight’s “Top Chef” on Yahoo! TV takes the cake:Though there’s nothing...
 
Envec
Envec posted a blog entry
Subordinate Clauses and Commas
Writers like to sprinkle their work with subordinate clauses because they add variety to sentence structure.Your eBook: Click...
16 days ago Daily Writing Tips | Topics: Punctuation
 
Brody
Brody posted a blog entry
Comma Again?……..(Do you see what I did there? I'm so cool)
Every hero needs a nemesis (and no matter what anybody says, I am a hero).Superman has kryptonite. Jerry has Tom. Batman has...
16 days ago Vacant Mind | Topics: punctuation
 
anonymous
anonymous posted a blog entry
UFO’s: Now appearing on your avatar!
Now your avatar (that cartoony character from Yahoo!) can proudly display a misused apostrophe, just like the rest Yahoo!:The...