A discussion popped up recently in an editing group I follow about ellipses and whether they need spaces around them.… Read more And then … she used an ellipsis
Tag: grammar
Dash away, all!
If you would like to be completely confused about using a dash—specifically, an em dash—in your fiction, I suggest you… Read more Dash away, all!
Get your comma out of your but
I’d edit your manuscript, but it’s not ready yet. (BUT joins two independent clauses. Needs a comma.) Your manuscript is… Read more Get your comma out of your but
Who? That?
Who or that? There are rules—well, guidelines—to help us decide when to use “that” in a sentence and when to… Read more Who? That?
Cathy McCabe Dee 