tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163829887162955058.post7505639009615659651..comments2024-01-01T11:51:53.860-08:00Comments on Babbles from Scott Eagan: Time for some GRAMMAR!Scott Eaganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17209357682070126879noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163829887162955058.post-1375936676695355442010-01-19T14:13:59.976-08:002010-01-19T14:13:59.976-08:00Maggie, you are correct, I was referring to the em...Maggie, you are correct, I was referring to the em-dash. Just wanted to keep things simple and focus on the semicolon for the day!<br />Thanks for the input though!<br /><br />ScottScott Eaganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209357682070126879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163829887162955058.post-80064496009840278142010-01-19T14:05:18.038-08:002010-01-19T14:05:18.038-08:00May I intrude here? Scott mentions a hyphen betwee...May I intrude here? Scott mentions a hyphen between a phrase with a verb and one without. I'm sure he means an em-dash, signified in a Word doc by two hyphens with a space on either side that the typesetter will convert into an em-dash in line with the publisher's stylesheet. These em-dashes are powerful and are often used in place of semi-colons. Both work, when used correctly;<br /><br />Just so you know, I'm a book designer and typesetter (and author) and I've been in this business for 30 years.Maggie Danahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09397320196343147825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163829887162955058.post-60738131957530141492010-01-19T08:53:46.575-08:002010-01-19T08:53:46.575-08:00BarbW - No problem. That's what I'm here f...BarbW - No problem. That's what I'm here for.<br /><br />Kaylea - Never be afraid of punctuation. The key is to learn and move on!Scott Eaganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209357682070126879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163829887162955058.post-19194584553144392052010-01-19T08:35:33.429-08:002010-01-19T08:35:33.429-08:00Thanks, Scott! I had a history prof in university ...Thanks, Scott! I had a history prof in university that was an ex-newspaper editor in chief. He threatened us all with an automatic F if he found a semicolon in any of our papers, because he insisted no one ever used them correctly. I've been kind of afraid of them ever sincce.Kaylea Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09865705591442097978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163829887162955058.post-38877568831850889732010-01-19T08:23:13.634-08:002010-01-19T08:23:13.634-08:00Thank you. Guess I need a refresher course in gra...Thank you. Guess I need a refresher course in grammar. Although I was an executive secretary and good with these things, I've found novel writing a whole different ballgame.BarbWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18388896725273080600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163829887162955058.post-24386261535468356082010-01-19T08:05:07.724-08:002010-01-19T08:05:07.724-08:00BarbW - Your use is INCORRECT! You must have two c...BarbW - Your use is INCORRECT! You must have two complete independent clauses on either side of the semicolon. The second part of your sentence is a fragment.<br /><br />Remember, a complete sentence must contain a subject and predicate.<br /><br />In this case, you should simply use a hypen.<br /><br />ScottScott Eaganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209357682070126879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163829887162955058.post-36325944250652402702010-01-19T07:52:40.155-08:002010-01-19T07:52:40.155-08:00Scott...I'm a proponent of the semi-colon beca...Scott...I'm a proponent of the semi-colon because I'm old school. Where I use the semi-colon and am not sure of its use is when I join the first complete sentence to the second expansion of the thought without a verb. Since you didn't mention it, is this incorrect?BarbWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18388896725273080600noreply@blogger.com