tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589035973172290745.post6183468180940991743..comments2024-03-15T15:26:03.987-05:00Comments on Melissa Maygrove: Grammar Police Monday - Do Commas Give You Pause? Part IMelissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08516493326566981116noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589035973172290745.post-48720935761180955262012-07-04T15:03:44.595-05:002012-07-04T15:03:44.595-05:00Thanks for you kind words. I'm glad you found ...Thanks for you kind words. I'm glad you found me. :)Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08516493326566981116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589035973172290745.post-31644980153027872112012-07-04T14:51:15.841-05:002012-07-04T14:51:15.841-05:00Loved this blog! Thank you. I found you through ...Loved this blog! Thank you. I found you through Annie Acorn's blog. Subscribed now :-)Teresa Cypherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08940430996766842518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589035973172290745.post-27073022241652818862012-06-05T07:39:21.148-05:002012-06-05T07:39:21.148-05:00Glad it was helpful. Thanks for stopping by. :)Glad it was helpful. Thanks for stopping by. :)Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08516493326566981116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589035973172290745.post-12113107472556802472012-06-05T01:48:51.057-05:002012-06-05T01:48:51.057-05:00I always get so confused by the dialogue comma. I...I always get so confused by the dialogue comma. It must be the way I hear things in my head as I write, but I can't tell the difference between a beat or a tag. :-( Sometimes I think I "hear" a beat, even though its not really there! Ahhhhh! <br><br>I'm bookmarking this post so I can reference it as I do some revisions in my novel. Thanks so much for posting this!cbwentworthhttp://cbwentworth.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589035973172290745.post-12573435990604338162012-06-04T22:51:42.040-05:002012-06-04T22:51:42.040-05:00I was wondering if anyone was *getting* the title ...I was wondering if anyone was *getting* the title thing. Glad someone did. :DMelissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08516493326566981116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589035973172290745.post-62751852799206245382012-06-04T22:01:13.367-05:002012-06-04T22:01:13.367-05:00Great Post! As a writer, reviewer, and homeschool...Great Post! <br>As a writer, reviewer, and homeschool teacher, I'm so happy you posted this, and with the great examples.<br><br>My personal pet peeve when reviewing is the dialog tag being treated like a seperate sentence.<br>"Hello." The woman said. <br>DRIVES ME NUTS!! :) But I see it a lot.tinadchayeshttp://tinadchayes.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589035973172290745.post-30322692884919465742012-06-04T20:20:22.566-05:002012-06-04T20:20:22.566-05:00You know I'm a firm believer in the Oxford com...You know I'm a firm believer in the Oxford comma. :D By the way, I love these titles!Carrie Butlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01540590799406170410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589035973172290745.post-20579498329090207752012-06-04T18:36:34.660-05:002012-06-04T18:36:34.660-05:00Too funny! If they get stuck on those, too, I have...Too funny! If they get stuck on those, too, I have a post for that. hahaha :DMelissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08516493326566981116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589035973172290745.post-75008866974368687262012-06-04T17:49:48.433-05:002012-06-04T17:49:48.433-05:00Great advice and really nice examples that are eas...Great advice and really nice examples that are easy to follow. Commas are always a top debate at our writing group meetings. I'm going to share this with them, maybe you can finally put an end to all the comma talk so we can move on to other things, like semi-colons. :o)Jennifer McMurrainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15450934437551004537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589035973172290745.post-26500712355546482612012-06-04T09:40:20.673-05:002012-06-04T09:40:20.673-05:00LOL :DLOL :DMelissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08516493326566981116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589035973172290745.post-1083597267526811472012-06-04T09:10:10.975-05:002012-06-04T09:10:10.975-05:00Oops! Don't get ahead of the teacher... *sits...Oops! Don't get ahead of the teacher... *sits back and waits patiently for next week*by Pegg Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17113756304449398701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589035973172290745.post-63852990899284214962012-06-04T08:52:04.918-05:002012-06-04T08:52:04.918-05:00I'm with you until the last one. Here's w...I'm with you until the last one. Here's where I have a question with a name mid-sentence that isn't in direct address:<br><br>Her brother, John, was the missing child.<br><br>Her brother John was the missing child.<br><br>When the name is clarifying the person referenced... doesn't it also need the commas?by Pegg Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17113756304449398701noreply@blogger.com