Tag Archives: literature

Titles of works: italics or quotation marks

Posted on February 3, 2012 by

Today we’re going to talk about titles of works (movies, books, articles, and more) and whether they should be in italics or quotation marks. You’ll learn the rules in The Chicago Manual of Style, which is the style guide people … Continue reading →

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Word Nerd Wednesday

Posted on September 7, 2011 by

Welcome back to this week’s Word Nerd Wednesday.  Here are some of the best language-related stories I found on the interwebs: What do alligators, cannibals, and potatoes have in common? They are all Spanish words the English language adopted. A … Continue reading →

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Word Nerd Wednesday

Posted on August 31, 2011 by

Here’s a roundup of my favorite language-related stories, brought to you by the pipes of the Internet. Ben Zimmer meditates on The Beatles’ use of pronouns in The New York Times. Really? Bubble Wrap is a trademark? Here are twenty-four … Continue reading →

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Word Nerd Wednesday

Posted on August 24, 2011 by

Happy hump day. Here’s part two of Grammar Party’s Word Nerd Wednesday series, where I lovingly compile and share some of the most interesting language-related tidbits floating around the interwebs. Tattoos inspired by books at tattoolit: http://tattoolit.com/ Does using pronouns … Continue reading →

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Simply dashing part one: the em dash

Posted on August 23, 2011 by

Welcome to part one of a three-part series about horizontal fun in the punctuation department: the em dash, the en dash, and the hyphen. Through this series, you’ll learn the difference between these marks and when to use which one. … Continue reading →

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