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Coming soon... this thread (yes, this one right here!) will feature links to various popular grammar questions in the grammar forum. This has long been a plan, and I'm finally getting around to doing it.
It will be a work-in-progress for a while, as I don't have a lot of time at the moment to weed through all the threads, but in a few weeks I hope to have this thread full of FAQs!
EDITED TO ADD:
This thread is not going to be for asking questions; rather, it will feature links to existing threads. This is to avoid the same questions being asked over and over again as brand new threads. (The freelance writing forum has something similar, with frequently asked questions about freelancing.)
I'll probably create sub-headers, e.g., "Comma Questions." Below the sub-headers I will link to all the existing related threads.
(For the time being I will leave the thread open for responses and requests for other FAQ, but if it ever gets too far off-topic I may close it.)
FAQ: Words
Lay vs. Lie
The Definitive Lay-or-Lie thread
laid, lain, lie, lies?
Another "Lay" Question
Lay vs. lie
Lays or lies?
Lay or lie?
Dates, Numerals, Numbers
Writing dates in dialogue
Either/Both
Either side/Both sides
Was/Were
Was or were?
Between/Among
Between / Among
Of
Is "of" necessary?
Modifiers
Have question about modifiers
Tense
Would Be Tense Question
That
Weeding "that" out of your manuscript
Who/Whom
Who/Whom
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FAQ: Punctuation issues
Apostrophes/Possession:
Possessive Question
Possessive... Markus' or Markus's?
Presidents', President's or Presidents Day
Writer's Group or Writers' Group?
Possessive... Markus' or Markus's?
Photo's or photos?
Capitalization:
Capitalization Question
Commas:
Comma, Si! Or Comma, No!
Commas and Direct Address
Too many commas?
Even more commas
Commas, commas, commas
Over comma-ing?
Ellipses
Ellipsis at the end of a quote, and at the end of a sentence.
Hyphens
year-old... two hyphen questions
Short-hand, shorthand, or short hand?
Italics:
Using quotation marks and italicising etc.
Quotation Marks
Quote within Dialogue
Using a comma or period with quotation marks
Punctuation inside quotation marks
Using quotation marks and italicising etc.
I is forgetting my rules about quotes
Sentence with a question in the middle
For a slight change
Semi-colons
Semi-colon question
Miscellaneous:
"a" versus "an" before the letter "h"
Interrupted dialogue, ellipses, em-dashes, lowercase vs. caps
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It will be a work-in-progress for a while, as I don't have a lot of time at the moment to weed through all the threads, but in a few weeks I hope to have this thread full of FAQs!
EDITED TO ADD:
This thread is not going to be for asking questions; rather, it will feature links to existing threads. This is to avoid the same questions being asked over and over again as brand new threads. (The freelance writing forum has something similar, with frequently asked questions about freelancing.)
I'll probably create sub-headers, e.g., "Comma Questions." Below the sub-headers I will link to all the existing related threads.
(For the time being I will leave the thread open for responses and requests for other FAQ, but if it ever gets too far off-topic I may close it.)
FAQ: Words
Lay vs. Lie
The Definitive Lay-or-Lie thread
laid, lain, lie, lies?
Another "Lay" Question
Lay vs. lie
Lays or lies?
Lay or lie?
Dates, Numerals, Numbers
Writing dates in dialogue
Either/Both
Either side/Both sides
Was/Were
Was or were?
Between/Among
Between / Among
Of
Is "of" necessary?
Modifiers
Have question about modifiers
Tense
Would Be Tense Question
That
Weeding "that" out of your manuscript
Who/Whom
Who/Whom
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FAQ: Punctuation issues
Apostrophes/Possession:
Possessive Question
Possessive... Markus' or Markus's?
Presidents', President's or Presidents Day
Writer's Group or Writers' Group?
Possessive... Markus' or Markus's?
Photo's or photos?
Capitalization:
Capitalization Question
Commas:
Comma, Si! Or Comma, No!
Commas and Direct Address
Too many commas?
Even more commas
Commas, commas, commas
Over comma-ing?
Ellipses
Ellipsis at the end of a quote, and at the end of a sentence.
Hyphens
year-old... two hyphen questions
Short-hand, shorthand, or short hand?
Italics:
Using quotation marks and italicising etc.
Quotation Marks
Quote within Dialogue
Using a comma or period with quotation marks
Punctuation inside quotation marks
Using quotation marks and italicising etc.
I is forgetting my rules about quotes
Sentence with a question in the middle
For a slight change
Semi-colons
Semi-colon question
Miscellaneous:
"a" versus "an" before the letter "h"
Interrupted dialogue, ellipses, em-dashes, lowercase vs. caps
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