Comments on: Punctuation Errors: Multiple Punctuation Marks

By: Hafiz

Hafiz — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 01:30:15 +0000

which of these is correct?
a) He wondered, “should I kill this snake?”.
b) He wondered, “should I kill this snake?”

option a) is with a period at the end while option a) is without a period.

By: Eric

Eric — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 17:34:44 +0000

Hello question I’m not good at English especially grammar and punctuations. My question is what does it mean when someone uses:

Are you going to work tommmorow, right!?

Is that like asking a question being assertive or more like yelling at someone? English has to many rules but I try.

By: Don Scott

Don Scott — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 23:10:40 +0000

Using an additional question mark or exclamation mark weakens the sentence. It is as if the writer does not believe the sentence can stand on its own. This resembles the way the word “very” weakens the word it modifies. In which of the following two sentences is the word “gay” stronger?

You are not gay, right?

You are not very gay, right?

There is only one place for the word “very.” it must stand alone as a complete sentence.

“Does using multiple duplicate punctuation marks at the end if a sentence make you appear ignorant?”

“Very.”

By: marilyn

marilyn — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:35:19 +0000

When expressing somthing people might think or say, do you punctuate it in the following manner – with the comma after “think”?
Consider the following:
When people hear about the source thing, they think, “Oh, he means God.”

By: PreciseEdit

PreciseEdit — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 15:39:18 +0000

Geoff: None of these is correct, though the comma and colon used in sample B and C are both correct.

“Why is none of these correct?” you ask.

Answer: “Please [comma here] may I be excused?”