One tricky part of learning about comma rules in English is that there are some situations in which a sentence looks like it should follow a regular rule that you have learned, but for some reason, there is an exception.< Other times, it is because there is not a strict rule and the comma is …
Marcel Iseli
Life is full of tedium and things that we can’t control. Whether you have a demanding boss, cranky neighbor, or unhelpful teacher, you may feel like you’re getting the raw end of the deal. While it can be frustrating, you may just have to go with the flow and accept it. Naturally, you can share …
What could be scarier than opening your fridge and not finding anything more edible than ice cubes at midnight? It sure is…deciding whether to place a comma before legal abbreviations at the end of company names. I know you would agree because this should be the main reason why you’re here, so welcome to our …
In relation to “then”, it can be quite difficult to decide when using a comma is appropriate. This is because it can be used in a myriad of ways, each unrelated to one another. “Then” is also a word that you will have included often in your writing, which is why we’ve made it a …
We use commas to make sentences easier to understand. They group words to help us better understand how the different parts of a sentence work together. In some sentences, leaving out a comma can make it genuinely impossible to figure out which of two possible meanings the sentence might have. In other sentences, if you …
Punctuation marks serve as the reader’s traffic signals in a metropolitan sheet that is congested with textual characters. But other than that, these tiny and seemingly insignificant symbols are also responsible for setting the tonality and the rhythm of the text. One of the most frequently asked questions about punctuation marks is related to the …
Oof, it’s been a rough week for some of us. But you know what will make everything instantly better? Some tremendous linguistic life hacks. This time around, we are tackling commas in relation to one of the greatest essay sentence starters: “typically”. Unique yet easy to understand, you’ve probably found yourself using “typically” at the …
Welcome, dear Linguaholic! Today, we will discuss the good and bad results of our actions toward others. Oops, sorry that’s “karma.” What I meant was the one without the r-sound in the middle, “comma.” Commas are notorious for savagely annoying many students and office workers alike, not to mention natives and non-native English users. Ambiguous …
Language changes over time. A classic example is the word “literally.” Originally used to describe things that were not a metaphor, it has now come to be used to describe things that are metaphorical in an exaggerated fashion. Another interesting expression in this vein is the phrase “in a hot minute.” How long is …