tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589035973172290745.post3353228789941141570..comments2024-03-15T15:26:03.987-05:00Comments on Melissa Maygrove: Grammar Police Monday - A Dash'll Do YaMelissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08516493326566981116noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589035973172290745.post-50993752538986631442012-05-24T07:41:35.797-05:002012-05-24T07:41:35.797-05:00I LOVE dashes. It's one of the things I have t...I LOVE dashes. It's one of the things I have to rein in, too. Thanks for visiting! :)Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08516493326566981116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589035973172290745.post-37243890606121948322012-05-24T00:39:37.630-05:002012-05-24T00:39:37.630-05:00I am so guilty of overusing dashes! Thanks for th...I am so guilty of overusing dashes! Thanks for the reminder on when its appropriate to use them and when its not! :-)cbwentworthhttp://cbwentworth.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589035973172290745.post-43776314993530559412012-05-23T11:03:49.977-05:002012-05-23T11:03:49.977-05:00Hahaha. Me, too. Usually. :\ I have three kids, ho...Hahaha. Me, too. Usually. :\ <br><br>I have three kids, homeschool one of them, work at my regular job on weekends, and blog and write. It's been a busy few weeks with school coming to a close. I think that's why I missed so many in this post. Of course, it's also harder to catch them in my own writing because I know what it's going to say and so my eyes skim right over the mistakes, seeing what it SHOULD say.<br><br>As far as the challenge--don't put me on a pedestal. I'm sooo NOT the Grammar guru. LOL :DMelissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08516493326566981116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589035973172290745.post-58382428920510161282012-05-23T10:44:46.160-05:002012-05-23T10:44:46.160-05:00Melissa, I'm totally eaten up with guilt today...Melissa, I'm totally eaten up with guilt today, and SO regret my posts yesterday. Honestly, my eyes zone in on things other people don't catch (a real bummer when I'm reading a novel). That's why I feel there must be a use for this ability, and I should find a way to assist other Christian writers. Hopefully with tact and sensitivity, not by shooting holes in manuscripts. I figured that if I could find errors in your writing, maybe I'm good enough to take the idea to the next step.Lee Carverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16861388833803744920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589035973172290745.post-57974920415861181352012-05-22T19:17:52.608-05:002012-05-22T19:17:52.608-05:00No worries. If I dish it out, I gotta be able to t...No worries. If I dish it out, I gotta be able to take it, too. I laughed, actually. Both my mom and I proofed it prior to launch. Then I found three errors on Monday and fixed them. Now you found more. This goes to show that no matter how much we know about the subject of grammar, we can still make errors. ;)<br><br>Thanks for stopping by. :)Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08516493326566981116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589035973172290745.post-31991593735170801722012-05-22T16:27:13.257-05:002012-05-22T16:27:13.257-05:00May I play, too?You'll want to remove the term...May I play, too?<br>You'll want to remove the terminal "s" on "semicolons" in the sentence starting: "A semicolons is...."<br><br>Also, you probably wanted "parentheses" instead of the singular in the sentence, "Some references say em dashes can replace parenthesis, but I disagree."Lee Carverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16861388833803744920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589035973172290745.post-36497552164984085052012-05-21T17:55:14.627-05:002012-05-21T17:55:14.627-05:00En dashes are used for periods of time in place of...En dashes are used for periods of time in place of the word 'to,' such as: May–June. They are also used to join open compounds, such as: the New Mexico–Texas border.<br><br>For simple compound words, use a hyphen. Ex: He was a well-known man.Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08516493326566981116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589035973172290745.post-69796841235204693952012-05-21T17:37:33.799-05:002012-05-21T17:37:33.799-05:00I know I shouldn't use them too much but I do ...I know I shouldn't use them too much but I do love the dashes. But I'm good about avoiding the other ones. I hope you do get around to the en-dashes someday because I really no nothing about them.<br><br>Thanks for the info!JEFritzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03372746219262163566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589035973172290745.post-16457804492360274882012-05-21T13:37:35.959-05:002012-05-21T13:37:35.959-05:00I do, too. I really have to rein it in. (You shoul...I do, too. I really have to rein it in. (You should see my mss before the first editing pass. LOL)<br><br>Intero-what‽ <br><br>Hehehe - had to look that up. <br>Um. Let's not and say we did. :PMelissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08516493326566981116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589035973172290745.post-70699601650805686932012-05-21T13:30:31.411-05:002012-05-21T13:30:31.411-05:00"My high school English teacher beat that one..."My high school English teacher beat that one out of me completely."<br><br>My mom is a retired English teacher, so you can imagine my life growing up. I got bad grammar 'beaten out of me' at school AND at home. hahaha :D<br><br>Thanks for visiting, Andrea! :)Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08516493326566981116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589035973172290745.post-65607804866216586632012-05-21T13:24:48.784-05:002012-05-21T13:24:48.784-05:00Melissa~I used to be a grammar nut. But it's b...Melissa~<br><br>I used to be a grammar nut. But it's been about a dozen years since my last grammar class, and I'm losing my touch. I tend to put commas everywhere these days. Except between independent clauses. My high school English teacher beat that one out of me completely.<br><br>I love parentheses. I use them for digressions a lot. <br><br>I also use em dashes to set off an interruption. I interrupt myself a lot in my mind, so those em dashes come in handy.<br><br>I like the distinction your mother made about whispering or shouting. I think parentheses and em dashes could enclose the very same information, but the emphasis changes depending on how you set it off.Andrea Stronghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04561504163570350209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589035973172290745.post-20422410886316927682012-05-21T12:42:48.135-05:002012-05-21T12:42:48.135-05:00You know I love me some em dashes! ♥P.S. Let's...You <i>know</i> I love me some em dashes! ♥<br><br>P.S. Let's make the interrobang popular. We can do that, right‽ *Grins*Carrie Butlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01540590799406170410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589035973172290745.post-7770518612206997332012-05-21T06:36:20.168-05:002012-05-21T06:36:20.168-05:00Ha! Oh, I don't know. One of my crit partners ...Ha! Oh, I don't know. One of my crit partners might challenge you for that title. LOL We all have our weaknesses as writers. Thank goodness for crit partners and beta readers! :D <br>Thanks for stopping by. :)Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08516493326566981116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589035973172290745.post-432929392814171132012-05-21T05:42:05.423-05:002012-05-21T05:42:05.423-05:00I am the comma splicing QUEEN! Oh, yeah. All hai...I am the comma splicing QUEEN! Oh, yeah. All hail the queen! Thankfully I have an awesome crit partner who ruthlessly catches each one. (Those I swore to myself-once again-weren't in there.)by Pegg Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17113756304449398701noreply@blogger.com