| 单词 | punctuation mark |
| 例句 | The difficulty comes in trying to separate my eyes from my eyebrows, which alter my face much the way that varying punctuation marks can change the meaning of a sentence. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Three index fingers, like punctuation marks, jumped to attention in the air to emphasize their point. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Babulya declared the rain lucky, an answer to the prayer they hadn’t even said yet, but to Anya it felt like a punctuation mark to her utter failure. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z In my slow, painstaking, ragged handwriting, I copied into my tablet everything printed on that first page, down to the punctuation marks. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z He wrote his reminder to himself in a heavy and decisive hand, amplifying it sharply with a series of coded punctuation marks and underlining the whole message twice, so that it read: Yossarian! Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Two dots an inch apart, as small and tidy as punctuation marks at the end of a sentence none of us could read. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z This is the punctuation mark that has many sign painters mystified. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “You can pick any assortment you like or buy a special box complete with all letters, punctuation marks, and a book of instructions. Here, taste an A; they’re very good.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z No one saw the pity of its position, hanging there in eternal meaninglessness, silently signalling to those with eyes to see, “I’m a legitimate punctuation mark, get me out of here.” Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z When he sent her a telegram for their “Sixteenth Monthiversary,” he joked that each letter and punctuation mark was a code standing for “I love you!” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The writing was hurried and cramped, the margins overflowing with questions and hastily jotted notes, but she could have recited every phrase and placed every punctuation mark with her eyes closed. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Now, that last paragraph ended with a cluster of punctuation marks I have never seen together—in that order—in my life. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Another writer tells us that punctuation marks are the traffic signals of language: they tell us to slow down, notice this, take a detour, and stop. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z Emoticons are combinations of punctuation marks people frequently use when they don’t really know how to express themselves with real words. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z The semicolon is one of the most useful but least used punctuation marks. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “You may call me Aunt Faintly. Here, have a punctuation mark.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z By the time the sun reached center stage, a punctuation mark in the cloud-lined sky, I was miles into the woods. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z The tricky part is determining where the other punctuation marks go: inside or outside the closing parenthesis. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z His scrawny stomach bowed right over it and his sharp black elbows pointed down toward us like punctuation marks. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z In his right hand he carried a swagger stick which occasionally he slapped against his left palm, punctuation marks for the thoughts that crowded and strutted invisibly within him. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z And it was the punctuation mark, so enthusiastic, so eager, so cravenly endearing, that brought on the pummeling. 5 presidential candidates and the art that shows how we feel about them 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z The musicians’ hands, when free, bat at the air, adding little punctuation marks to songs that already tumble forth like run-on sentences. Jonny Greenwood Surrenders to the Drone 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z His passagework had a hard glare, and he lined up chords neatly like punctuation marks. Review: The Philadelphia Orchestra Returns, With Force 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z We met up late and walked home, stopping at pubs along the way, putting a little punctuation mark on the night, before it was time to head into the hills. Voyages: My Debt to Ireland 2012-02-10T20:35:10Z He painted riotous geometric abstracts, reminiscent of Miró or Kandinsky, and made often humorous conceptual works, like an Ernest Hemingway story with everything but punctuation marks removed. Carl Fredrik Reutersward, Known for Knotted-Gun Sculpture, Dies at 81 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z As always, the names are limited to 18 characters, but one or more of the characters may be punctuation marks or numerals. Style Invitational: Colt Following — the winning foals, and now time for grandfoals 2017-05-04T04:00:00Z The punctuation marks as part of the title are a self-aware nod to the incongruity of marrying the location, known for its allegiance to hoodies, Tevas and T-shirts, to a fashion event. Silicon Valley Fashion Week Is No Joke 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z “Now you have Twitter and email taking older marks and giving them new life as emoticons,” says Keith Houston, author of Shady Characters, a history of punctuation marks. Five Ways Punctuation Is Changing! 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z A typical tweet will list the star signs as emoji, or punctuation marks. How the Astro Poets Lit Up the Internet 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z It was marketed as “the official, easy-to-use punctuation mark to emphasize a sarcastic phrase.” Tone Is Hard to Grasp Online. Can Tone Indicators Help? 2020-12-09T05:00:00Z Just as for the Week 1118, the names are limited to 18 characters including spaces and punctuation marks. Style Invitational: Maters gonna mate — it’s the ‘foals’ and now ‘grandfoals’ 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z It is also a pleasure to hear Mr. Rickman pronounce “semicolon” with a pinching nasality that turns a punctuation mark into a symptom of terminal constipation. Theater Review: ?Seminar,? by Theresa Rebeck, With Alan Rickman - Review 2011-11-21T03:01:23Z All that sweetness would have seemed out of place were it not for Charlie Wilson, who slices through West’s slurry cheer with a melancholy chorus so fragmented you can practically hear the punctuation marks. 10 of Kanye West's Most Inspired Collaborations 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z A name may not exceed 18 characters including spaces, as in the real racehorse world, but one or more of the characters may be punctuation marks or numerals. Style Invitational Week 1118: Breed ’em and weep — our annual foal classic 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z “Morals clause” is an absurdity in the universe of “Perry Mason” — the morals of most of the characters could be contained in a punctuation mark. Review: ‘Perry Mason’ Returns, Hard-Boiled and Warmed Over 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z “It’s like a period or some sort of punctuation mark,” he explains, adding a click at the end of the sentence for emphasis. Michael Luwoye: Once a theater outsider, now he's Alexander Hamilton — in L.A., and soon on Broadway 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z Stating the melody, he rounds off some of Powell’s punctuation marks and, on his extended solo, verges toward the seraphic. The Playlist: Beyoncé and Jay-Z Unite, and 12 More New Songs 2018-03-02T05:00:00Z But the awards felt like an afterthought — punctuation marks between performances meant to chase higher ratings than the act of doling out golden gramophones is capable of generating. Grammy Awards 2015 Recap 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z On the stage without backing group in Geneva, the first leg of a solo European tour to promote the disc from his own record company, "God" trips off his lips like a punctuation mark. Country singer Kristofferson looks to end of road 2012-11-21T13:27:47Z The expletive that the ordinarily chaste Michael blurts out puts the perfect punctuation mark on this head trip, saying what many viewers have probably been thinking the entire time they were watching it. ‘The Leftovers’ Season 2, Episode 8: Stop Thinking in Straight Lines 2015-11-22T05:00:00Z As in the racing world, a name may not exceed 18 characters including spaces, but one or more of the characters may be punctuation marks or numerals. Style Invitational Week 1170: Derby or not Derby — our famous ‘foal’ contest 2016-04-05T04:00:00Z As in actual thoroughbred racing, a name may not exceed 18 characters including spaces, but one or more of the characters may be punctuation marks or numerals. Style Invitational Week 1274: Heading for a foal—our horse name contest 2018-04-05T04:00:00Z Shahab Fotouhi's large-scale photographs of Iranian waterfalls feature location notes in Farsi; superimposed over the images are TV transcripts of real political dialogues, the words erased and only cut-outs of punctuation marks remaining. Shulamit Nazarian's Venice gallery aims to 'build bridges' 2014-10-01T04:00:00Z Do “whatever makes you happy, people,” she declares, allowing that phantom punctuation mark to communicate an impossible, intensifying swirl of alienation and hope. Review | Hailey Whitters made the year’s deepest country album. Just look beneath the surface. 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z Then a horn lingers indefinitely, a looming punctuation mark and a subtle bridge to the first bar of the Beethoven. Review: Two Years Later, a Beethoven Cycle Reaches Its Finale 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z Sharp melodic figures dart through spacious openings, dual-guitar harmonies soar and percussive rejoinders crackle, functioning as punctuation marks on a wide-ranging two-hour set. Lollapalooza Day 2: Rain, retro and Eminem 2011-08-07T06:50:00Z If your room were a sentence, these would be the punctuation marks. 4 ways for homeowners to get the most out of trendy-but-timeless black 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z Holt had edited Congress’s original text by adding a statement from New York politicians and changing some punctuation marks. Newly Discovered Copy of Declaration of Independence Will be Auctioned 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z Case in point, the new Star Trek, whose title omits a punctuation mark that not-so-subtly changes the meaning of the words. Writing Wrongs: 10 Movie Titles with Bad Grammar 2013-05-24T09:45:21Z As always, the names may not exceed 18 characters including spaces, but one or more characters may be numerals, punctuation marks or other symbols. Style Invitational Week 1278: Colt following 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z Clad in black, he twists and bends and wrenches and reaches — his body becoming a string of punctuation marks. Gianandrea Noseda and the National Symphony Orchestra reunite, and it’s a joyful noise 2021-03-10T05:00:00Z Schultz captures the rhythms of daily life in this blue-collar community, weaving in standard historical punctuation marks: the 1963 Kennedy assassination, the 1970 shootings at Kent State University and the burgeoning women’s movement. Review | Connie Schultz’s ‘The Daughters of Erietown’ captures four generations of women in a hardscrabble Ohio town 2020-06-07T04:00:00Z I was travelling around the island more or less on the coast, where towns are like punctuation marks. Rachel Roddy’s Sicilian pasta with anchovy, lemon and breadcrumbs 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z The role has become a nice punctuation mark in her life in recent years, she suggests, and of course "great fun". Judi Dench: 'I never want to stop working' 2012-10-13T23:05:47Z Here the question mark seems a more appropriate punctuation mark, than, say, a dash or a colon. Azed slip No. 2,109 2012-11-25T11:00:00Z These punctuation marks continue through the day, and each time a similar sort of longing flares up in me. Drinking is a huge part of Thanksgiving — here's why I'm avoiding it 2021-11-22T05:00:00Z The sacks of Rome provide punctuation marks in a long story. ‘Rome: A History in Seven Sackings’ Review: The City That Survived 2018-06-29T04:00:00Z In take after take over the course of a long night of shooting, Mr. Cranston’s turn to the camera and his growly, chilling delivery puts a charged punctuation mark on the end of the film. Bryan Cranston takes his L.B.J. to TV in ‘All the Way’ 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z These punctuation marks denote the length of a pause between utterances. Poem of the week: Psalm 23 2011-02-07T10:26:09Z This is also the day to celebrate obscure punctuation marks. Happy? (National) Punctuation Day! 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z That this final visual punctuation mark needs explaining goes to what might make this book difficult for some children. What Does War Feel Like to a Child? 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z After triumphantly affixing the squiggle to a wall display of diacritical and punctuation marks, she trots back to a stash of symbols and draws out a new treasure. A lesson in geography, typography and stenography 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z But five years later, Mr. Nicholson, who leaves no immediate survivors, closed it, putting the final punctuation mark on a vanished age. Johnny Nicholson, Whose Manhattan Cafe Attracted ‘New Bohemian’ Crowd, Dies at 99 2016-08-08T04:00:00Z This abbreviation's only redeeming feature is that it contains that murmuring under-butler of punctuation marks, the semicolon. Sam Leith's most hated online abbreviations 2013-06-06T14:00:05Z "Beautiful apostrophe," I said, admiring the curly punctuation mark in Katz's name. 100 years of neon 2011-08-27T23:05:03Z The encore returned to Bach with the Sarabande from the fourth partita, in D — a small punctuation mark on an afternoon full of them. Review | A pianist’s personal meditation: Richard Goode plays Bach, Chopin 2017-03-13T04:00:00Z A picnic dinner is also a punctuation mark in the week or the month. Picnic dinners are the one thing I’m keeping from last year 2021-06-15T04:00:00Z The class worked together to transcribe one document, which culminated in a four-minute debate over a single punctuation mark. The National Archives has billions of handwritten documents. With cursive skills declining, how will we read them? 2019-06-14T04:00:00Z Nevertheless, he never imagined that the computer-generated punctuation marks that originated in Japan in the 1980s would become Hollywood stars. Smiley faces to rolling eyes: Where do all those emojis come from? 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z As the narrator remarks, “Of all the punctuation marks, he told me, ellipses were his favorite.” ‘Suspended Sentences’: An eloquent taste of the 2014 Nobel Prize winner in literature That party proceeds into a meal which often starts with toasts, which are the most obvious way in which alcohol is a punctuation mark, obligatory and superstitious. Drinking is a huge part of Thanksgiving — here's why I'm avoiding it 2021-11-22T05:00:00Z It was dark and deeply dysfunctional, with the occasional punctuation mark of: “That gig was amazing!” I Quit a Famous Rock Band 2020-01-20T05:00:00Z And given the continuing story of Mr. Threadgill’s career, it felt only appropriate that the evening’s finale ended in irresolution, with no punctuation mark beyond the applause. Henry Threadgill Festival at Harlem Stage 2014-09-28T04:00:00Z Louisa Guinness of London brings a suitable punctuation mark to the marriage of art and design with her jewels created by famous living artists. Art: Art & Design London Succeeds With an Outstanding Mix of Pieces on Offer 2011-10-14T13:00:17Z Writing tweets requires a discipline not unlike writing poetry, where each word, even each punctuation mark counts. From Woodrow Wilson to Twitter: A Q&A with Joyce Carol Oates 2013-03-01T02:04:15Z Just as for the first-round contest, the names are limited to 18 characters including spaces and punctuation marks. Style Invitational: On Derby weekend, the winning horse names 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z Van Gogh’s much smaller landscapes appear here and there on pillars, somewhat like punctuation marks to Hockney’s effusive sentences. David Hockney Loves Van Gogh. This Exhibition Shows Why. 2019-03-04T05:00:00Z Others are placed, like punctuation marks, between the larger abstractions. Amy Sillman’s Breakthrough Moment Is Here 2020-10-08T04:00:00Z And the game begins to display primitive graphics: a map entirely illustrated by capital letters, punctuation marks and typographical symbols. To a Gamer, Minimalism Is a Virtue 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z Nevertheless, he never imagined that the computer-generated punctuation marks that originated in Japan in the 1980s would become Hollywood stars. Smiley faces to rolling eyes: Where do all those emojis come from? 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z It’s unusual for a punctuation mark to carry such infamy. Cultural Studies: Talking (Exclamation) Points 2011-07-01T20:53:51Z Each artist was asked to design a poster using a different punctuation mark. Carin Goldberg, Who Transformed Book and Album Cover Design, Dies at 69 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z The cast members do a fine job of defining their assorted roles with distinguishing tics and punctuation marks, riffing a bit like the amiable jazz musicians with whom they share the stage. Review: ‘New York Animals,’ a Musical About Intersecting Lives 2015-11-30T05:00:00Z As in actual Thoroughbred racing, a name may not exceed 18 characters including spaces, but one or more of the characters may be punctuation marks or numerals. Style Invitational Week 1222: Foaling around 23 times over 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z We made absolutely clear we wouldn’t accept any policy that does away with apostrophes or indeed any other punctuation marks. Not without our apostrophes! 2013-03-29T19:50:00Z Contestants blinked at the "punctuation marks" of the game -- at the start of each question and at the start of their response. Blinking on a quiz show offers clues to human response under stress 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z A punctuation mark in an autumn of familiar political sentences. Chris Mason: Will the measures in the King's Speech be enough? 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z Because Gen Z grew up communicating digitally, the way the generation uses punctuation marks may be different from their elders. Cringe quiz: Are you fluent in Gen-Z office speak? In the end, it serves as a puzzling final punctuation mark for a third baffling, disappointing evening at Seabird. Restaurant review: Seabird got named a top national spot for 2022 — but here’s what our critic thinks 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z Not a punctuation mark, not a word, nothing. At 77, Neil Young is still a hippie at heart: 'I feel a lot of hope' 2022-11-20T05:00:00Z Furthermore, Byrd made proofreading changes, such as adding the MLA-required right header and changing the placement of some punctuation marks. Writing Guide 2021-12-21T00:00:00Z Grouping symbols in algebra are much like the commas, colons, and other punctuation marks in English. Elementary Algebra 2020-04-22T00:00:00Z The only punctuation marks that Gen Z still commonly relies on are exclamation and question marks to convey emphasis or inquiry, she said. Cringe quiz: Are you fluent in Gen-Z office speak? Just as Kershaw helped start the magic, he also put a punctuation mark on it with a sweet postgame encounter in the interview room. Plaschke: Baseball's legends come out to shine in glittering showcase at Dodger Stadium 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z “It put a punctuation mark on just how close we were,” Hartman said. In Highland Park, mother who died saving her toddler is mourned 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z And if you, like many writers, can’t remember which punctuation marks go inside and outside quotation marks, refer to Quotations. Writing Guide 2021-12-21T00:00:00Z It was fun to kind of put a little punctuation mark on all the characters — Wait! How Pamela Adlon mined her own 'invisibility' to create one of TV's best comedies 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z “By using the parentheses, this punctuation mark emphasizes the importance of the name in front of the parentheses,” said Santi Phakidkham, the deputy secretary general of the Office of the Royal Society. (Bangkok): A Push for Parentheses Miffs Thais (Who Have Bigger Problems) 2022-04-02T04:00:00Z That loss to the Clippers seemed to be the nadir, a terrible punctuation mark for a confounding stretch. Wizards melt down in Houston, watch a 23-point lead disappear in a 115-97 loss 2022-03-21T04:00:00Z “There are still people in any community who don’t understand the magnitude and seriousness of the housing crisis and this puts a punctuation mark on that,” Ready said. Mountain towns across the West are facing a housing crisis. Can the Methow break the mold? 2022-02-12T05:00:00Z A lot of different things: A punctuation mark. How Jared Leto almost gave Al Pacino a heart attack. Boof! 2022-01-24T05:00:00Z The morning triangle of Mars, Antares and the crescent moon may be the perfect punctuation mark to end the year. Sky Watch: See Venus, Saturn and Jupiter fall into line 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z He could make perfect tiny letters and even tinier punctuation marks, hundreds and hundreds of them, enough to spell out every page of the Bible, given that these durable letters could be reused almost infinitely. Opinion | Mark Zuckerberg, meet Johannes Gutenberg 2021-11-09T05:00:00Z The tussle over a punctuation mark no larger than a pinhead comes in a country that has earned a reputation as the defamation capital of the world. Missing Apostrophe in Facebook Post Lands a Man in Defamation Court 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z The computer speaks to him in a robotic, male voice that reads everything including Roman numerals and punctuation marks while mispronouncing certain words. Judge David Tatel’s lack of eyesight never defined him, but his blindness is woven into the culture of the influential appeals court in D.C. 2021-07-07T04:00:00Z Eating sometimes got thrown haphazardly in, but also became one of life’s few remaining punctuation marks. Post-pandemic, food critic Bethany Jean Clement gives thanks for her neighborhood Thai place and the women who run it 2021-06-09T04:00:00Z Hand-wringing discussions about the demise of the apostrophe prompted some debaters to argue that, as a punctuation mark, it had never mattered much, anyway. John Richards, bulwark for the apostrophe against grammatical ‘barbarians,’ dies at 97 2021-04-25T04:00:00Z “If you do not fully understand a sentence, or a word, or a punctuation mark, say so and demand an explanation,” Chandler tells her. Rare Raymond Chandler essay includes writing, office tips 2021-04-22T04:00:00Z And it’s a punctuation mark to a media era that began with a vertiginous sense of transformation. Forget ‘Succession.’ You Can Watch ‘90 Day Fiancé’ for 100 Hours Straight. 2021-02-28T05:00:00Z When he finally checked in, it didn't take long for him to put a punctuation mark on a solid performance by the Rockets. Wall scores 24 to lead Rockets over Wizards 107-88 2021-01-27T05:00:00Z Here are 10 ways Biden will likely put a punctuation mark on the end of the Trump era. 10 reasons for hope after Inauguration Day 2021-01-21T05:00:00Z At close to 5 p.m. on New Year’s Eve, state officials released the latest child fatality report, placing a fitting punctuation mark on a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad year. Editorial Roundup: Indiana 2021-01-12T05:00:00Z It was a workmanlike performance by Darnold on that day — Bruins quarterback Josh Rosen put up better numbers — but a meaningful punctuation mark to the impressive college career of the Trojans star. Sam Darnold returns to L.A. as part of baggage in Jets' winless season 2020-12-19T05:00:00Z On the flat, generic-looking characters, depicted in dull grays, browns, and blues, facial expressions read like paint spattered on a blank canvas, punctuation marks without words. At the Hirshhorn, six online art videos ask how media shapes memory 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z In a week where lawmakers have struggled, once more, to find agreement on stimulus money to help suffering Americans and small businesses, it was a fitting punctuation mark for an institution gripped with paralysis. A Single Senator Dashes Hopes for Latino and Women’s Museums — For Now 2020-12-11T05:00:00Z Harris has taught others how to properly pronounce her first name by invoking a common punctuation mark: the comma. GOP senator who mocked Kamala Harris once asked Black supporter about Perdue chicken and Herman Cain 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z “I want to be able to put a punctuation mark on the back end of my Alabama career,” said Moses, a 2018 finalist for the Butkus Award given to the nation’s top linebacker. Alabama coordinator expects better from Crimson Tide defense 2020-09-20T04:00:00Z Mr. Pompeo’s speech on Thursday was meant as the punctuation mark. Officials Push U.S.-China Relations Toward Point of No Return 2020-07-25T04:00:00Z But as much as the video chat delivered a heavy dose of nostalgia, it also served as something of a punctuation mark on Mr. Biden’s arrival as a financial force in his own right. How Joe Biden Is Catching Up to the Trump Money ‘Juggernaut’ 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z “The protests are just punctuation marks in a long run-on sentence,” she said. Perspective | A protest is just a start — now the real work begins 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z Angelou would remember his determination to get her to write a memoir, “Caged Bird,” and how he scrutinized every word and punctuation mark. Robert Loomis, editor of Angelou, Styron, dies at 93 2020-04-20T04:00:00Z It was an outsize legacy for a character that Mr. Uderzo said was “as imperceptible as a punctuation mark.” Albert Uderzo, co-creator of French comics series Asterix, dies at 92 2020-03-24T04:00:00Z From the audience, we can’t see the details, but we sense their texture and their presence; a delicately curlicued punctuation mark on the costume’s artful statement. How one crafty guy puts the jewels in Pacific Northwest Ballet’s crowns 2020-01-29T05:00:00Z It’s used as both a word and a punctuation mark. Perspective | The 24 most important viral reactions on the Internet in the past 20 years 2019-12-30T05:00:00Z The demise of The Apostrophe Society itself - an apparent loss to grammarians everywhere - sparked a renewed defence of the punctuation mark. Do apostrophe's still matter? 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z The response back to the clubhouse consisted of one word, and a critical punctuation mark. Nationals' Gerardo Parra starts stadium craze with 'Baby Shark' song 2019-10-05T04:00:00Z While you are writing, ask yourself: is it possible to preserve my original message without that punctuation mark, that word, that sentence, that paragraph or that section? Novelist Cormac McCarthy’s tips on how to write a great science paper 2019-09-25T04:00:00Z And he soon put the punctuation mark on Martinez’s plan, in yet another lopsided game, by calmly shutting the door. Nats’ bats keep it up and new-look bullpen does its thing in win over Cubs 2019-08-24T04:00:00Z The Washington Nationals manager asked Doolittle to notch a five-out save, and Doolittle did, and it was the punctuation mark of a 5-3 win over the Atlanta Braves at SunTrust Park. This time, Sean Doolittle gets the call — and delivers for Nats 2019-07-20T04:00:00Z Richards founded The Apostrophe Protection Society in 2001 to defend the "much abused punctuation mark", waging war against advertisements for "ladies fashions", or the much maligned grocer's apostrophe, used to sell apple's and pear's. Do apostrophe's still matter? 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z Once that final threat ended, with Robles’s groundout providing a dull punctuation mark, Venters entered and couldn’t hold the Royals down. Nats rally in ninth, fall in 11th as offense fails to capitalize on chances 2019-07-06T04:00:00Z Historian and philosopher Watson's new book is a biography of the punctuation mark that's proved to be one of the most divisive in written language. 7 buzzworthy books to read this July 2019-06-28T04:00:00Z Then Doolittle put a punctuation mark on the Nationals’ 13th win in 19 games. Max Scherzer and the Nats’ bullpen (really) shut down Arizona 2019-06-14T04:00:00Z Instead it was the punctuation mark of a blown game. Nationals’ bullpen melts down again as Mets walk off with 6-5 win 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z And the apostrophe, perhaps more than any other punctuation mark, has long claimed devoted disciplines, including the self-proclaimed Grammar Vigilante of Bristol. Do apostrophe's still matter? 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z The decision to shut him down, while completely understandable, serves as the perfect punctuation mark on a massive disappointment. LeBron James' disappointing Lakers season ends with a thud 2019-03-30T04:00:00Z The group used fake websites incorporating the names of Microsoft, Yahoo and other brands, with sometimes only a single letter or punctuation mark revealing the difference from an authentic site. Microsoft says it has found Iranian hackers targeting U.S. agencies, companies and Middle East advocates 2019-03-27T04:00:00Z Rappler said it merely updated the story then to correct typographical errors by adding punctuation marks. New law used to target Maria Ressa is stifling other Philippine journalists On Monday, he was sentenced to 4½ years in prison on charges of subversion, putting a punctuation mark on one of the principal means of repression used by President Xi Jinping to consolidate power. Opinion | China’s attack on human rights and the rule of law continues 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z King-Casas looks celestial, his dark hair dusted with silver and his glasses the color of the deep night sky, and when he speaks, he uses his hands as punctuation marks. Meet the scientists who are training AI to diagnose mental illness 2019-01-28T05:00:00Z His testimony — brutal, relentless and unquestionably damaging to Mr. Guzmán — was a kind of emotional punctuation mark. El Chapo Trial: A Cartel Killer Recalls the Kingpin’s Bloodthirsty Side 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z As with the punctuation mark, which writers use to extend a sentence, it stands for people who could have chosen to end their sentence, their lives, but chose not to. What Lies Beneath the Surface 2018-12-27T05:00:00Z Wars, always planned beyond our borders and executed on our soil, are the punctuation marks of this life, the impetus to leave or to stay. ‘I belong to many places’: A Q&A with Washington State Book Award winner Lena Khalaf Tuffaha 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z It also served as a punctuation mark for Murray’s resurgent Heisman Trophy campaign. Tua Tagovailoa or Kyler Murray? (Or Dwayne Haskins?) Heisman Trophy race might be too close to call 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z Champ added a punctuation mark with one more seven-footer for birdie at the last. The clubs Cameron Champ used to win the Sanderson Farms Championship - Golf Digest 2018-10-28T04:00:00Z He wrote that the court’s decision, which he described with a string of varying punctuation marks, was “so bizzaro land that it is hard to type.” #%*%#$^%*: The ‘Derogatory’ Comments That Got a Lawyer Suspended 2018-10-13T04:00:00Z The situation is putting pressure on Mr. Brown, who is heading toward the end of a long career here, and it is threatening to add a discordant punctuation mark to his legacy. A Scourge for California Drivers: Hours on a Sidewalk to Renew a License 2018-09-09T04:00:00Z There was a wisp of a standard work as an appetizer, the Overture to the opera “The Abduction From The Seraglio,” with an outboard percussion section happily whacking away at the noisy “Turkish” punctuation marks. Review: Violinist Jennifer Koh gave a modern edge 'Mozart Under The Stars' with Bramwell Tovey and LA Phil 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z A single letter, or even a punctuation mark, was often the only difference between the real and fake websites. New Russian Hacking Targeted Republican Groups, Microsoft Says 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z Years of rampant use have both diluted the punctuation mark’s meaning and inflated its significance. The New Texting Anxiety: Unraveling the Difference Between OK and OK! 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z Even the punctuation marks in this tweet are lies. Analysis | The Daily 202: The Koch network, down a brother, emphasizes its staying power 2018-07-30T04:00:00Z With the computer and eye-tracking software that lets him select letters, words and punctuation marks from a digital keyboard, he can call out to his wife when needed. Lou Gehrig’s disease sufferer: blessings trump complaints 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z More important, unlike misspelling a word or forgetting a punctuation mark, erratic capitalization is a rhetorical technique with a specific function, long exploited by faith healers and self-help gurus. Perspective | Trump’s bizarre understanding of Capitalization is surprisingly Strategic 2018-05-23T04:00:00Z His style — all that onomatopoeia, all those punctuation marks — was easy to imitate but hard to master. Opinion | American literature, and American life, will be poorer without Tom Wolfe 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z Using the punctuation mark when other people don’t can lead to self-consciousness. The New Texting Anxiety: Unraveling the Difference Between OK and OK! 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z Mix in numerals and punctuation marks, and avoid reusing the same password on multiple services. How to pick a new password, now that Twitter wants one 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z Rather than sitting at desks, books open, pupils are taught to read the texts in the same way as actors do in rehearsals; on their feet, and from punctuation mark to punctuation mark. Stepping into Shakespeare: the Bard made easy 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z Instead of simply reading, Dean says he bored down through the book’s structure all the way to the punctuation marks. He agreed to write a killer’s story - then came a plot twist 2018-01-28T05:00:00Z McDaniels, who can play all five positions, put the punctuation mark on the victory with a two-handed dunk for a 55-35 lead with 5:37 left in the game. No. 3 Federal Way boys smother No. 6 Enumclaw 56-42 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z Michael Lawrence, 41, an entertainment lawyer who lives in Brooklyn, N.Y., leads a double life when it comes to his punctuation marks. The New Texting Anxiety: Unraveling the Difference Between OK and OK! 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z It ends up adding another violent punctuation mark to a scene that is ostensibly concerned with the idea of non-violence. The Walking Dead Villain Watch season 8, episode 7: Time for After 2017-12-04T05:00:00Z The book goes on in this vein, ranking the standard punctuation marks from 13 to 1, BuzzFeed-style. OMG, the internet is ruining language, amirite? Wrong 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z Tom Brady really, really likes to use a lot of punctuation marks. 9 details from this Barack Obama, Jordan Spieth & Stephen Curry golf photo you may have missed - Golf Digest 2017-10-23T04:00:00Z Customs are the punctuation marks of republican politics, the silent guides we follow without pausing to consider their authority. Opinion | The President’s Self-Destructive Disruption 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z “Sometimes the punctuation mark that I’m using doesn’t really express what I want to convey,” he said. The New Texting Anxiety: Unraveling the Difference Between OK and OK! 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z Soon, all that is left is a scattering of petals and twisted stems, curled on the ground like punctuation marks. Guerrilla Flower Installations That Don’t Last Long at All 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z Those who like hard rules must accept that the comma is an oddball among the punctuation marks, in two ways. The power of the comma 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z The punctuation mark, which combines an exclamation mark and a question mark, had only just been introduced in a new type face. 50 Years Ago This Week: 'Anatomy of a Race Riot' 2017-07-17T04:00:00Z That sprint included 21 wins, zero losses and, as a punctuation mark, a toppling of Bullis in the Interstate Athletic Conference championship game. Boys’ lacrosse Top 10: Landon runs the table as the area’s No. 1 team 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z This maxim is quoted in The Economist’s own style book, which goes on about the punctuation mark for eight pages. Hysteria over hyphens 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z The banner raising on Monday and ring ceremony two days later are like the final punctuation marks on last season’s historic run. At long last, Cubs will raise championship banner at Wrigley 2017-04-09T04:00:00Z And of course British and American rules differ on where commas are placed relative to other punctuation marks, like inverted commas. The power of the comma 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z Speaking of fanatical fans, those who love the Oxford comma are reveling in a court case that highlights the punctuation mark’s importance. Chuck Berry, Donald Trump, Interest Rates: Your Weekend Briefing 2017-03-19T04:00:00Z Commas, it notes, “are the most misused and misunderstood punctuation marks in legal drafting and, perhaps, the English language.” Lack of Oxford Comma Costs Maine Company Millions in Overtime Dispute 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z There will be plenty of fireworks as a star-spangled punctuation mark. Pre-inaugural welcome includes Jon Voight, Toby Keith, Lee Greenwood 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z They are like punctuation marks in his stories. Steven Spielberg at Seventy 2017-01-08T05:00:00Z Just before it was set to be released, someone noticed a stray punctuation mark. Trump likes to be ‘unpredictable.’ That won’t work so well in diplomacy. 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z The poor little punctuation mark hung like a sad, shriveled carrot, dangling there beyond the end of his name in hopes of spurring him toward dynastic destiny. Clinton vs. Bush redux in 2016 election 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z The final rally of the match – an extended exchange that ended with a backhand slice in the net from Del Potro – was a fitting punctuation mark. Andy Murray’s Big Year Now Has Olympic Gold 2016-08-14T04:00:00Z Accordingly, American political speeches include so many mentions of free and freedom that the terms are virtual punctuation marks. How does Trump betray American political tradition? Let us count the ways 2016-08-06T04:00:00Z Handstands serve as punctuation marks as gymnasts travel from one end of the horse to the other, without a second’s pause to catch their breath. A (pommel) horse is more than just a horse, of course, when there’s gold at stake 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z One guy expressed his skepticism through the time-honored expedient of the triple punctuation mark: “Hitler???” Donald Trump is like Hitler — but we’ve learned lessons since the ’30s 2016-06-19T04:00:00Z This past week a group of anti-Semites and racists co-opted the simple punctuation mark of parentheses and converted it into an anti-Semitic meme. What the Newest Hate Symbol Says About Internet Culture 2016-06-10T04:00:00Z MANHEIM, Pa. — The giant, inflated practice bubble and artificial-turf field loom as a jarring punctuation mark in the rolling farmland of Lancaster County. For U.S. field hockey, the road to Rio and redemption starts in Amish Country 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z "This is not a time to start using water like it's 1999 ... this year could simply be a punctuation mark in a mega-drought," warned Felicia Marcus, chairwoman of the state water board. California will consider lifting a mandatory statewide water conservation order for cities and towns after a rainy, snowy winter eased the state's five-year drought, water officials said Monday 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z Just enough is revealed to render the narrative cohesive and complete, but any urge to preach or provide a neat punctuation mark is avoided. Samuel Hunter, Award-Winning Playwright, Brings ‘Lewiston’ to Life 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z The Havana visit being Obama’s punctuation mark, we should understand these things if we are to judge just what the president accomplished with the opening to Cuba. What Donald Trump doesn’t know might save us: He’s unschooled, but at least he’s no American exceptionalist or neo-con ideologue 2016-04-02T04:00:00Z In October, she endured a grueling 11-hour hearing in from of the House Benghazi committee — a punctuation mark to months of congressional hearings and investigations on the attacks on the U.S. compound in Libya. Clinton's emails give glimpse into a candidate often under pressure 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z Trump uses the word “weak” with the frequency of a punctuation mark. Obama’s Last, Hopeful State of the Union 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z This surely makes him at least as qualified as Trump to become, in Cuban’s words, the first “three-comma POTUS,” a reference to the triad of punctuation marks required to denote a minimum-10-digit net worth. Donald/Kanye 2020? Trump kicks off an era of rich vanity candidates. 2015-12-28T05:00:00Z It took centuries for the punctuation marks we use today—and the rules we have now about how to use them—to be invented and adopted. 7 Things You—Probably?—Didn't Understand About Punctuation!!!! 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z To solve that problem, Unicode takes every letter, number, symbol and punctuation mark that it deems worthy and assigns each — including emojis — a specific number that a computer will recognize. How Emojis Find Their Way to Phones 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z "It's a really important punctuation mark on what he's saying is a top priority for him," said Sharon Burke, a former Pentagon official who worked on energy issues for Obama. Obama Alaska trip aims for 'punctuation mark' on climate legacy 2015-08-31T04:00:00Z Last year was a punctuation mark with record-setting heat baking the Golden State to crispy golden brown. Climate Change Increases the Odds of Epic California Droughts 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z But the punctuation mark was called "apostrophos" - our word apostrophe is the French version of it. The Vocabularist: The peculiar names of punctuation marks - BBC News 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z You can punctuate without actually using any punctuation marks. 7 Things You—Probably?—Didn't Understand About Punctuation!!!! 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z The negotiators in Tehran say that every word and punctuation mark is being scrutinised by experts from all parties to avoid leaving any loopholes in an agreement regulating Iran’s nuclear programme, potentially for a generation. Barack Obama warns Iran that any nuclear deal must stick to outline 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z The version hitting retail Friday is a two-tone number with a black platform, toe box and heel and white vamp that curves elegantly like a curly brace punctuation mark. John Fluevog marks 45 years with new L.A. store, re-issued Munster heels 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z As if to add a percussive punctuation mark, a basic yet swinging drum solo follows in that inimitable Ringo style. Review: Ringo Starr’s latest recalls Fab times and vibes 2015-03-30T04:00:00Z Meaning we will be listening to every word, syllable and punctuation mark from Dr. Yellen.” Jobs Report: U.S. Economy Added 295,000 Jobs In February, Unemployment Down To 5.5% 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z There could be a punctuation mark in 100 years that nobody is using today. 7 Things You—Probably?—Didn't Understand About Punctuation!!!! 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z It pops up multiple times throughout her new record The Pinkprint — sometimes paired with a gasping, slightly unhinged cackle — seemingly for no reason, like a punctuation mark in an obscure foreign language. Forget Pop vs. Mixtape: Nicki Minaj recalibrates on The Pinkprint 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z It is a game that uses only text to tell its story; even the pseudo-graphical “map” you use to explore beyond your campsite is drawn with letters and punctuation marks describing the landscape, ASCII-style. 6 Unexpectedly Absorbing Games to Play on Your Phone While Ignoring Your Family This Holiday Season 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z While it may be tempting, you want to avoid synonyms, false information, punctuation marks, or phrases like “wow”. How To Optimize Your eBay Listing 2014-10-28T04:00:00Z "What part of the human body shares its name with a punctuation mark?" she asks. Americans in Irbil make the most of night near a war zone 2014-10-04T04:00:00Z For example, in instant messaging, you’ll see sentence after sentence after sentence with no punctuation mark at the end at all. 7 Things You—Probably?—Didn't Understand About Punctuation!!!! 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z “What part of the human body shares its name with a punctuation mark?” she asks. Iraq is a war zone, but for these Americans in Irbil, it’s quiz night A popular article it published about alternative punctuation marks, for example, did not have enough visual elements to work as a video. Mental Floss Is Buoyed by Online Video 2014-08-31T04:00:00Z And they issue threats to the West while using emoticons—smiling faces, for instance, formed by punctuation marks—and internet acronyms such as LOL. It ain’t half hot here, mum 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z Reading and writing tests first administered in 2013 ask students to interact with the text, such as directly inserting punctuation marks inside passages. Virginia’s drastic drop in fully-accredited schools must be answered with action In fact, you’ll see people online say that if they put a punctuation mark at the end of a sentence, it immediately makes the sentence look abrupt and rude and almost insulting.” 7 Things You—Probably?—Didn't Understand About Punctuation!!!! 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z It used to be the family dinner was a given; the punctuation mark at the end of each day, absolute and non-negotiable. The Most Important Meal Of The Day: The Family Dinner 2014-08-11T04:00:00Z At that moment, van Persie’s body seemed a human punctuation mark, parallel to the ground, as wavy as a tilde. World Cup 2014: Netherlands Defeats Costa Rica on Penalty Kicks 2014-07-05T04:00:00Z The Dow Jones industrial average vaulted over 17,000 for the first time early Thursday, an emphatic punctuation mark to the impressive jobs report. Strong jobs report pushes Dow Jones average above 17,000 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z Federer, seeded fourth, is looking for his eighth men’s singles title here, a potential punctuation mark to one of the great careers in men’s tennis, if not the greatest. Roger Federer Advances to Final Eight at Wimbledon 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z Part of the museum’s contemporary art series “NOW at the Corcoran,” Tribe’s “Plein Air” puts a somewhat more ambiguous punctuation mark on nearly 150 years of museum history by simultaneously looking backward and forward. The two shows Corcoran is exhibiting before it goes under the knife Yet the verdicts are a mere punctuation mark in a long saga. Rules and regulators 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z Following my recent rant about misused hyphens, here’s a quick look at another much-abused punctuation mark: the comma. The Small Stuff, Again 2014-06-03T04:00:00Z Typical computer languages require programmers to write lines of codes with words, numbers and punctuation marks arranged in a precise and logical order, which can be daunting for newbies. Code-writing clicks as kids get creative 2014-05-18T04:00:00Z We read entire articles about why punctuation marks are making us angry, annoyed and even fearful about another person’s feelings toward us. The Pistorious Trial and Why You Can’t Judge a Person By Their Texts 2014-03-26T14:40:37Z For Woods, it is a punctuation mark no one ever dreamed would be a period. Where Jack And Tiger Diverged 2014-03-19T04:00:00Z Apostrophe haters argue that there was a time when writers existed just fine without that punctuation mark, and it’s possible they will again. Happy Punctuation Day! Let's Kill the Apostrophe 2013-09-24T21:35:23Z When writing their names, they often add punctuation marks like colons or hyphens. Citizens Without a Country Wage Battle With Liens 2013-08-24T01:13:40Z In the end Zissman, who was runner-up in this year's show, plumped for doing without the punctuation mark because "I like the look of bakers". Apprentice star defends grammar move 2013-08-23T01:39:14Z States put all sorts of restrictions on parental naming rights, from the length of first names to what punctuation marks are permissible. Beliefs: In the Name of God, or Baby ‘Messiah,’ Competing Claims of Religious Freedom 2013-08-16T16:28:34Z But if a password of the same length included numbers, asterisks, punctuation marks, and other special characters, the cost-per-year leaps to $130,000. Feds Tell Web Firms to Turn Over User Account Passwords 2013-07-26T14:45:18.907Z For the Current, a win would be a rewarding punctuation mark on its inaugural season. Ultimate frisbee looks to grow, so long as it can maintain its roots 2013-06-22T18:46:51Z The fighting in Syria is becoming increasingly sectarian This video provides a shocking punctuation mark in the more than two-year-long struggle for the future of Syria. Gruesome Syria video pinpoints West's dilemma 2013-05-14T10:47:49Z Wagner's final shot of the match, a grunting effortful bouncer that clipped Ian Bell, was a worthy punctuation mark to a grand effort. England salvage draw in New Zealand led by nightwatchman Steven Finn 2013-03-10T05:43:30Z The riot was symptomatic of the area’s sense of isolation and served as a punctuation mark on 10 years of restiveness in Miami. Wynwood, in Miami, Getting a New Life, and Art 2012-12-09T00:53:30Z I like having Saturday and Sunday as a punctuation mark at the end of the week. | Joanna Coles: Joanna Coles, Editor of Cosmopolitan, Devotes Sundays to Food, Family and Phoebe 2012-11-17T16:15:19Z I try to edit, and discover there is no need to apply my virtual red pen to a single word or punctuation mark. #sci4hels - `Killer' science journalists of the future ready to take over the world! 2012-09-23T20:45:00.180Z He spoke so precisely that you could almost hear each punctuation mark. In New Jersey Halfway Houses, Escapees Stream Out as a Penal Business Thrives 2012-06-16T18:10:59Z It was the punctuation mark on what's been a whirlwind year, and a humbling six weeks or so of maddeningly inconsistent golf. Column: McIlroy the 'next Tiger Woods?' Not yet. 2012-06-16T01:27:08Z But then the queen, like so many of us, requires a uniform, and shoes are almost always a punctuation mark, underlining what goes on top. How to Dress Like the Queen 2012-04-30T09:27:18Z Fairly or not, the military arrests, especially if Angeles and the others are found guilty, are for Mexicans a dismal punctuation mark to the past six years – and possibly to Calderón’s legacy. Mexico's Drug Corruption Arrests: Why Soldiers Make Bad Narco Agents 2012-05-31T19:35:47Z The words are perhaps distinguished in some texts by punctuation marks. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z He stumbled over the unfamiliar words, mispronouncing, running sentences together, completely ignoring all punctuation marks. The Iron Boys as Foremen or, Heading the Diamond Drill Shift 2012-02-28T03:00:24.413Z ABSTRACT: Color illustration of the clock in the Main Concourse of Grand Central Terminal surrounded by walking and running punctuation marks. Happy Anniversary by Richard McGuire 2012-02-06T05:00:00Z It would have taken three evenings for Marlow to get through the talk, and that talk in print involves quotation within quotation beyond the legitimate uses of punctuation marks. The Critical Game 2012-01-05T03:00:38.527Z “Be sure to put in the punctuation marks,” he admonished the pretty clerk. The Azure Rose A Novel 2011-12-31T03:00:18.657Z It’s not clear what punctuation marks he must use as apologies for passing those legends: Maybe an ampersand and a pound sign, harsh symbols for our “severely watered down” times. Tanier: Brees already belongs among all-time greats 2011-12-25T21:22:26Z In Ode XXIII, after the phrase 'wish for liberty', the missing punctuation marks ?' have been added. The Odes of Anacreon 2011-12-08T03:00:29.763Z To help resolve ambiguity, tech-savvy users turned to emoticons: “glyphs, usually representing stylized facial expressions, created mainly from short sequences of punctuation marks and are designed to convey an emotional tone in email.” Oracles Past and Present: Our Means of Managing Information 2011-11-29T04:15:17.847Z We use punctuation marks for the same reason. Business English A Practice Book 2011-11-19T03:00:25.507Z Admit it: you never knew these 13 punctuation marks existed. You?re the Boss Blog: A Weekly Roundup of Small Business News 2011-10-31T11:00:13Z The biggest challenge was Tintin himself, whose face on paper is as simple and elegant as a punctuation mark. Inside Tintin: How the Boy Reporter Finally Came to Hollywood 2011-10-31T12:15:00Z In Ode III, after the phrase 'my blissful visions fly?', the missing punctuation mark ' has been added. The Odes of Anacreon 2011-12-08T03:00:29.763Z He showed off the voice-recognition feature of Ice Cream Sandwich by dictating instructions in English, including punctuation marks and smiley symbols. Google Turns to Face Detection to Take on Apple’s Speech Parser 2011-10-19T09:32:03Z For this purpose punctuation marks have been invented. Business English A Practice Book 2011-11-19T03:00:25.507Z The decision from Ms. Palin on Wednesday placed a punctuation mark on the Republican presidential field. The Caucus: Palin Says She's Not Running 2011-10-05T23:04:10Z The lowering of America's sterling credit rating was the punctuation mark on a tumultuous week in financial markets. Five ways the downgrade in U.S. credit rating affects you 2011-08-07T01:04:55Z It's also good to include numbers and punctuation marks – those add to the complexity, and hence the difficulty of breaking them. How Google, Facebook and Hotmail aim to stop holiday hacking 2011-08-05T12:33:41Z Fielder’s drive in the seventh was the second-longest in Miller Park’s 10-year history and a punctuation mark for a Brewers offense that had struggled over the last 10 days. Gallardo strong, Fielder hits 475-foot homer in Brewers 6-2 victory over Astros 2011-07-31T02:26:41Z Arrange the following headings, supplying capitals and punctuation marks: 1. Business English A Practice Book 2011-11-19T03:00:25.507Z Fielder's drive in the seventh was the second-longest in Miller Park's 10-year history and a punctuation mark for a Brewers offense that had struggled over the last 10 days. Fielder hits 475-foot HR, Brewers win 5th straight 2011-07-31T02:22:31Z Pooh and his pals, created in 1926 by the British author A. A. Milne, also interact with letters and punctuation marks on the pages as the film progresses, another nostalgic touch. The Real Winnie the Pooh Returns to the Hundred Acre Wood 2011-07-15T00:52:24Z But three of the units are punctuation marks, all signaling to the cell to stop adding to a growing chain of amino acids. Biologists Report Hijacking E. Coli?s Genetic Code 2011-07-14T18:01:12Z The misplacing of a punctuation mark gave the statement, as received by Mr. Davis, a totally different meaning from that which General Beauregard had intended. Recollections of a Varied Life 2011-07-14T02:00:11.837Z Lissauer cautioned that Tyche's existence is far from certain, hence the punctuation mark in the title of his talk. Hope for Future Discoveries Both Near and Far at the American Astronomical Society Meeting 2011-05-27T21:15:00.273Z Rebecca, 11, who like most of her peers has embraced the eye roll as a punctuation mark, announces she is wearing leopard-print flats to school. In a Life Filled With Firsts, One More 2011-04-25T01:00:51Z It is the custom, for instance, to separate every clause in a sentence by a punctuation mark. The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary 2011-04-12T02:00:28.753Z Thus, an Internet address that requires, say, 595 letters, numbers and punctuation marks can be reduced to 20 characters or less, such as: http://ow.ly/4qC3v. Gadhafi Does Swimming.ly on Web 2011-04-08T02:34:45Z The first social gathering in the new hall formed a sort of punctuation mark in the social caste among the Saints. The Mormons and the Theatre or The History of Theatricals in Utah 2011-03-14T03:01:07.627Z For the real pauses are, after all, not in these artificial places but where our natural speech and punctuation marks dictate them. The Literature of Ecstasy 2011-02-16T03:00:39.843Z "It was just another punctuation mark to just how desperate and dire everything was." Civil War message opened, decoded: No help coming 2010-12-25T16:05:17Z The client was an incredible stickler for detail, questioning every comma and punctuation mark. City Room: Where We Were When Lennon Was Killed 2010-12-08T12:26:00Z The client was an incredible stickler for detail, questioning every comma and punctuation mark, not to mention the substance of our arguments. City Room: Remembering the Night John Lennon Was Shot 2010-12-06T18:27:00Z The punctuation mark is the restaurant’s, not mine, accentuating how much the name of this citrus-and-tequila combination sounds like a fruity cheer for a Tokyo softball team. Tipsy Diaries: Cocktails Now Served With Twists of the Tongue 2010-06-10T21:55:00Z Today, most of the elite players from all 32 countries at the World Cup play each other every week in European pro leagues — for which the tournament is simply a punctuation mark between seasons. Beware Wall Street's World Cup Predictions 2010-05-30T07:30:00Z Sub-subentries are in general separated by commas, these have been added or changed from other punctuation marks silently. Food Poisoning Contains full alphabet, with punctuation marks, figures, abbreviations and contractions. Wireless Transmission of Photographs Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged 1919 Also few missing punctuation marks like commas, quotes, etc. have been added where obvious need was felt. Abandoned The total effect, to Lindsay, was of looking at an immense page of printed matter composed entirely of punctuation marks. The Ambassador Where this was not practicable I have inserted punctuation marks to give the matter coherence. The Bibliography of Walt Whitman It is here given exactly as it appears in the original manuscript, with almost no punctuation marks. Nathan Hale The latter were themselves so terrorized that they scented subversive ideas even in cook-books, in technical musical terms, and in punctuation marks. Contemporary Russian Novelists We are gradually discontinuing the use of the hyphen just as we are diminishing our use of capital letters, punctuation marks, and italics. Compound Words Typographic Technical Series for Apprentices #36 The first punctuation mark was the stop at the end of the period. Books Before Typography A Primer of Information About the Invention of the Alphabet and the History of Book-Making up to the Invention of Movable Types Typographic Technical Series for Apprentices #49 Unclear or missing punctuation marks were corrected by reference to the 1856 edition of this work. Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions. Vol. 2 Unclear or missing punctuation marks were corrected by reference to the 1854 edition of this work. Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions, Vol. 1 One missing punctuation mark was silently corrected, however, punctuation has not been changed to comply with modern conventions. The Great Cattle Trail The word “invisible” means that the letter or punctuation mark is absent, but there is an appropriately sized empty space. The Rambles of a Rat Sezanne is now writing the intimate story of her life; sort of heart throbs instead of punctuation marks––lots of asterisks, you know, separating the paragraphs. The Gorgeous Girl Help through Punctuation.—Though only the full-stop was used by the ancients, the punctuation marks which are now used in all printed texts should be carefully noticed, especially in translating long and involved sentences. Helps to Latin Translation at Sight The word “invisible” means that the letter or punctuation mark is not present, but there is an appropriately sized blank space. Alonzo and Melissa The Unfeeling Father In these letters the word 'but' frequently appears without any punctuation mark before it. Malcolm Sage, Detective But when it tore off their masks, lo! some were disappointingly commonplace, and others were gipsy quotations trying to conceal the punctuation marks that belonged to them. The World I Live In Many errors are also made by incorrect application of punctuation marks; as, for instance: An auctioneer, who had a buggy for sale, placed the sign, “Buggy! for Sale,” on an old bedstead near his door. The Importance of the Proof-reader A Paper read before the Club of Odd Volumes, in Boston, by John Wilson In the Index and the play, some missing or incorrect punctuation marks, and inconsistent use of italics, were silently regularized. The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor Vol I, No. 2, February 1810 He couldn’t spell much, or put in his punctuation marks, but he certainly had a practical eye. The Young Alaskans on the Missouri No doubt it was a sort of melancholy punctuation mark in vogue with the sex. The Gentle Art of Cooking Wives Missing letters or punctuation marks are genuinely absent, not merely invisible. Laurence Sterne in Germany A Contribution to the Study of the Literary Relations of England and Germany in the Eighteenth Century A few missing or incorrect punctuation marks in the Index were silently regularized. The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor Volume I, Number 3 "The ship looks like a punctuation mark on the sea, and"— "Is it a full stop?" asked Captain Scott. Asiatic Breezes Students on The Wing Sometimes an accurately placed punctuation mark supplies the necessary clue, for when once the art of proper punctuation has been acquired it becomes almost automatic. The Detection of Forgery A Practical Handbook for the Use of Bankers, Solicitors, Magistrates' Clerks, and All Handling Suspected Documents The Iowa Methodist of today, imagining him competent to understand them at all, would be able to accept the tenets of Augustine without changing more than a few accents and punctuation marks. The American Credo A Contribution Toward the Interpretation of the National Mind He regarded punctuation marks as hard to see and proposed that they should be displaced, or at least supplemented, by spaces between the words corresponding to the pause in the thought or the utterance. The Booklover and His Books Do not use a comma or other punctuation mark with the parenthesis marks unless it would be required even if there were no parenthesis. Practical Grammar and Composition A few missing or incorrect punctuation marks in the Index and the Foundling were silently regularized. The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor Volume I, Number 1 The expert has to rely upon the curved lines, accidental punctuation marks and unpremeditated flourishes and hand-gestures; but, broadly speaking, such a letter is beyond the skill of the expert if unaided by accidental betrayal. The Detection of Forgery A Practical Handbook for the Use of Bankers, Solicitors, Magistrates' Clerks, and All Handling Suspected Documents In the reciting portion of the chant, the rhythm is that of ordinary prose speech, punctuation marks being observed as in conventional language reading. Essentials in Conducting VI— Weights and measures, decimal points, punctuation marks within the sentence. How to Write Letters (Formerly The Book of Letters) A Complete Guide to Correct Business and Personal Correspondence Mistakes not listed below have been left as they appeared in the printed book, although missing or misplaced punctuation marks have been corrected. A Critical Exposition of the Popular 'Jihád' Showing that all the Wars of Mohammad Were Defensive; and that Aggressive War, or Compulsory Conversion, is not Allowed in The Koran - 1885 The general attitude of writers and printers may be summed up by saying that you must justify the use of a punctuation mark, particularly a comma, rather than its omission. Punctuation A Primer of Information about the Marks of Punctuation and their Use Both Grammatically and Typographically Consequently the punctuation mark is now much more sparingly used than formerly. Capitals A Primer of Information about Capitalization with some Practical Typographic Hints as to the Use of Capitals The poet had quite a different thought in mind when he penned these words, with the correct punctuation marks: Jesus lives! no longer now Can thy terrors, Death, appall us! Essentials in Conducting A few punctuation marks in the paradigms and vocabulary lists have been supplied or regularized. Sketch of Grammar of the Chippeway Languages To Which is Added a Vocabulary of some of the Most Common Words Copy the story paragraph by paragraph, with great accuracy, noting every punctuation mark, paragraph indentations, numbers, and headings. The Art Of Writing & Speaking The English Language Word-Study and Composition & Rhetoric What were the first punctuation marks, and how were they used? Punctuation A Primer of Information about the Marks of Punctuation and their Use Both Grammatically and Typographically They are the angles of the design, so to speak; and have the same bearing upon the sense of the music as punctuation marks have in rhetoric. Lessons in Music Form A Manual of Analysis of All the Structural Factors and Designs Employed in Musical Composition What this verse means is, of course, easily seen by inserting the correct punctuation marks: The wild winds hushed; the angry deep Sank like a little child to sleep. Essentials in Conducting Leff grunted an agreeing monosyllable and moved the strawberries to a position where they intruded into the conversation like a punctuation mark in the middle of a sentence. The Emigrant Trail I mean, what does that punctuation mark between t and s stand for? The Wit and Humor of America, Volume III. (of X.) Are other punctuation marks used with the dash? Punctuation A Primer of Information about the Marks of Punctuation and their Use Both Grammatically and Typographically For example, we are never called upon to spell or to use letter forms, business forms, punctuation marks, etc., except in writing. The Recitation The full breath is taken at punctuation marks of greater value, at long rests, before long sustained tones, and, in solo singing, before long trills or cadenzas. Essentials in Conducting The term “invisible” means that the character or punctuation mark does not appear in the text, but there is an appropriately sized blank space. Hypnerotomachia The Strife of Loue in a Dreame I became quite excited upon making the discovery that the punctuation marks varied in almost every case! The Hand Of Fu-Manchu Being a New Phase in the Activities of Fu-Manchu, the Devil Doctor What can you tell about punctuation marks in the manuscript period? Punctuation A Primer of Information about the Marks of Punctuation and their Use Both Grammatically and Typographically Pauses are to the listener what punctuation marks are to the reader. Public Speaking You will note that the punctuation marks have nothing to do with the pausing. The Art of Public Speaking They swooped down in great clouds, till the sky was black with them, and they were dotted on the grass like punctuation marks on a green page. The Curious Book of Birds The simplest punctuation mark under the microscope has its own individuality. Disputed Handwriting An exhaustive, valuable, and comprehensive work upon one of the most important subjects of to-day. With illustrations and expositions for the detection and study of forgery by handwriting of all kinds Give the names of the principal punctuation marks and the meaning of the names. Punctuation A Primer of Information about the Marks of Punctuation and their Use Both Grammatically and Typographically As has been already said, pauses serve as punctuation marks for the hearer. Public Speaking The i's were dotted, the t's crossed with painful precision, while toward capitals and punctuation marks the writer showed more generosity than understanding. Stage Confidences The written instructions, however, were thoroughly characteristic of the man, and percentage figures were scattered around like punctuation marks. The Boy With the U.S. Census An incorrect punctuation mark, an illegible or missing word in a first draft, even if it could be supplied from the context, would cause me many an unhappy hour. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 06 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes The comma is by far the most difficult of all the punctuation marks to use correctly. Punctuation A Primer of Information about the Marks of Punctuation and their Use Both Grammatically and Typographically We therefore use punctuation marks to indicate inflection and emphasis, and especially to show word grouping. Composition-Rhetoric Concentrating all his mental force, he would study intently the printed page, and then closing his eyes, repeat it word for word, even giving the punctuation marks. Russell H. Conwell We must remember that a punctuation mark at the end of a line often makes a complete pause, which is represented in music by a rest. Four Famous American Writers: Washington Irving, Edgar Allan Poe, James Russell Lowell, Bayard Taylor A Book for Young Americans It did not lessen our ardour or determination; but just put a little human punctuation mark in our lives of cold and humid hate. Bullets & Billets Insert no punctuation marks which you are not sure are needed. Punctuation A Primer of Information about the Marks of Punctuation and their Use Both Grammatically and Typographically The meaning of what you are writing ought to be clear to you, and the punctuation marks should be put in as you write, not inserted afterward. Composition-Rhetoric Indeed, nobody could have told a story properly without Jake Bean's parentheses and punctuation marks poked in at exciting junctures. The Village Watch-Tower Of course we talked about the school, and then she suddenly said: Tell me what really happened about those compositions, when half the class deliberately refrained from putting any punctuation marks. A Young Girl's Diary "I tell you I didn't!" and Titee's hard little fist planted a punctuation mark on his comrade's eye. The Goodness of St. Rocque and Other Stories This book contains a description of the functions of the punctuation marks and the common rules for their use. Punctuation A Primer of Information about the Marks of Punctuation and their Use Both Grammatically and Typographically The boy had been discharged with a severe reprimand from Mr. Porter, and a punctuation mark of disapproval from the Trainer's horn-like hand. Thoroughbreds The sole purpose of punctuation marks is to help convey a thought so clearly that it cannot be misunderstood and experienced writers learn to use the proper marks almost intuitively. Business Correspondence In the English lesson she referred to the more restricted use of punctuation marks in English; and afterwards we 6 sinners were summoned to the office. A Young Girl's Diary They usually consist in lengthening the stops indicated by the punctuation marks, especially those of the points of exclamation and interrogation, and the dash. The American Union Speaker Rules for the use of punctuation marks are very different from rules for the use of purely material things. Punctuation A Primer of Information about the Marks of Punctuation and their Use Both Grammatically and Typographically For another exercise the pupils may copy the following sentences, noting carefully capitals and punctuation marks:— 1. Graded Lessons in English An Elementary English Grammar Consisting of One Hundred Practical Lessons, Carefully Graded and Adapted to the Class-Room "The persons inside the coach were Mr Miller a clergyman his son a lawyer Mr Angelo a foreigner his lady and a little child" In the entire sentence there was not one punctuation mark. Miss Prudence A Story of Two Girls' Lives. The International Morse alphabet and numeral code, punctuation marks, and a few important abbreviations used in wireless telegraphy. The Radio Amateur's Hand Book For another, the functions of the punctuation marks themselves have undergone change since Spenser's day. The Faerie Queene — Volume 01 Give a list of the punctuation marks now in use and show how they are made. Punctuation A Primer of Information about the Marks of Punctuation and their Use Both Grammatically and Typographically The words are written continuously, with no breaks or spaces between them; there are no accents, no rough or smooth breathings, no punctuation marks of any sort. Who Wrote the Bible? : a Book for the People Notice the use of italics, of punctuation marks, and of capital letters. Practical Argumentation Nevertheless, several of the punctuation marks serve to bring out the rhetorical force of expression. How to Speak and Write Correctly "Shove out that boat-hook and hold onto the dock!" was the additional order, accompanied by a punctuation mark in the form of another bullet which splintered the gunwale of the boat. The Voice on the Wire Give a brief summarized statement of the use of the twelve punctuation marks. Punctuation A Primer of Information about the Marks of Punctuation and their Use Both Grammatically and Typographically Weary work it all seemed to her now; but she wrote on and on, and finally the last page was copied and the last punctuation mark affixed. Beulah I notice I miss fire & get in a good many unnecessary letters and punctuation marks. Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 2 (1867-1875) Of all the punctuation marks it is the most misused. How to Speak and Write Correctly "I don't master the punctuation marks well," she would have said. Poems and Tales from Romania Before sending the invitation they smiled, cut out the C, added the proper punctuation marks, and all was well. Strictly business: more stories of the four million She found the second recital much easier, since she was partially accustomed to the heavy punctuation marks and shaded flourishes. Lavender and Old Lace |
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