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Punctuation's Most Wanted
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Published: 2008-01-03 06:52:22 +0000 UTC; Views: 55650; Favourites: 2340; Downloads: 1554
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(Bloody hell, what category does this thing belong in?)So ~BrookeTheVampire asks, "...a page dedicated to use of punctuation would help out. I still have trouble sometimes with colons and semicolons, and it's always nice for someone to be able to find that out all in one spot!"
Well, BrookeTheVampire, ask and ye shall receive! This is the Punctuation Gang's Most Wanted list, all your favorite evil punctuation on one handy reference poster!
The display version above is designed to be viewed on-screen; however, there is also a downloadable "full" version , designed to be appropriate for printing at poster-size.
If you're having trouble with punctuation, this is (hopefully) a handy answer to your questions.
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In my humble opinion, I think this should be featured in -every- writing group!
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As an English major, I salute you. Humorous and well executed. Congrats on the DD!
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I will definitely show this to the people of FanFiction.net. Some of the people I help there never seem to understand when or how to use correct punctuation.
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Helpful and humorous. 
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This is hilarious, and extremely clever. 
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Haha, so awesome!
Too bad ellipses isn't a criminal. Also, you could've said when Parentheses (although many people call it brackets) teams up with exclamation marks to make a sentence opposite of what it says.
This punctuation guide is such a failure(!)
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what about an ellipsis you know what mean... don't you?
It's too bad that they often get misused.
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I...can't remember the last time I was so amused by punctuation.
This is remarkably amusing, and otherwise entertaining.
Wonderful job~
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I should print this up for my boy friend! I always have to proofread his e-mails before he sends them off. He never seems to use any form of punctuation.
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wow, thats awesome! The funny part is that I actually learned something from that
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I kind of want to send this to my Comp II professor. xD I think she'dlove this.
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Quite an amusing guide
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Very clever and entertaining 
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Hello. :] I have a question about punctuation that's been bugging me for a while.
If you're typing something such as:
The creature is most often called "x"
Do you write the period before or after the double quotes? ("x." or "x".)
I've always wanted to write the period after the quotes, simply because it looks better and makes more sense. But I've seen it both ways in my science text book, so I'm now completely confused. I figured that this would be the best place to ask. :]
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You put the period after the quotes, in this case.
If it was "x.", then people would refer to it as an x with a period.
However if it was just "x", then people would refer to it as a regular x without a period.
When you finish a sentence with quotes at the end, the period always goes after the quotes.
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This is by far the most clever guide to punctuation I have ever come across. You deserve this Daily Deviation. Congrats!
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Amazing.
You should make one now for word usage! Teach us the proper way to incorperate "then", "than", "their" and "there" into sentences!
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"...abominations like ice-cream sandwich" 
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This is a cute and helpful guide and I think everyone should have one.
Especially English teachers.
Just one thing. In a sentence involving commas, "and" is almost never preceded by one.
It's a common mistake.
Like "Red, yellow, and blue" should actually be written "Red, yellow and blue"...for example, anyway...
I'm rambling. Sorry. Keep up the excellent work. :3
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That's actually not always true. For adjectives and adverbs, yes, but if you need to break up a sentence, an "and" may be used.
For example: The other day I went to the store, and stopped by the park on the way home.
They're two different thoughts. "And" can be used after a comma if it represents "then", "afterwards", etc.
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I said "almost", didn't I? XD
That's an important clarification I couldn't quite put into words at the time, so I'm glad you did.
It's interesting that your example doesn't actually necessitate a comma before "and". It looks better with it, but it's one of those two-way streets of grammar. *shrug*
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Haha, fair enough.
To me it really depends on the sentence you're trying to portray. Yes, "The other day I went to the store and stopped by the park on the way home" is grammatically correct; however, when the sentence is read aloud, it puts the emphasis on the latter part. It makes it sounds more like the "went to the store part" is just detail, but the important part of the sentence is stopping by the park.
If you write it as "The other day I went to the store, and stopped by the park on the way home", it's more of a list. You are stating two seperate, though related, facts.
In my mind, always read a sentence aloud. If it sounds awkward, it's probably not grammatically correct. But if you actually do pause where the commas are written, then it is fine.
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Trufax.
Now we just need to be English teachers. XD
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This is absolute genius;it's about time people on dA learned some proper grammar.
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This would be awesome for school classrooms! I never could remember the correct punctuation when I was younger
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hmmmm... it didn't even sound like a reply to what I said you just wrote 'PERIOD'
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You didn't put a period at the end of your sentence. I dunno, I thought it was funny at the time.
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Huh, I never really do on the internet! I have no idea why lol.
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I simply have to say thank you for this. It's a great help, both witty and useful, a great combination.
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this is awesome! you should do another one of punctuation that is used alot less like the irony mark or the interrobang XD
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This needs to go in every household, public place and school in the world.
The internet is ruining grammar and it's really depressing.
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Yes, I totally agree with you on both parts!
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This is very nicely done, I think. Congratulations on the DD!
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Wow, this is terrific! Would you mind if I use this for my students? Congratulations on your DD.
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Please, by all means, go right ahead. Notice that in the comments there's a link to a printable version: Feel free to take advantage of it!
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