Comments on: Irregular Plurals http://data.grammarbook.com/blog/singular-vs-plural/plurals-of-%e2%80%9codd%e2%80%9d-words/ The #1 Grammar & Punctuation Resource on the Internet! Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:14:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jane http://data.grammarbook.com/blog/singular-vs-plural/plurals-of-%e2%80%9codd%e2%80%9d-words/#comment-4465 Jane Fri, 22 Oct 2010 02:15:02 +0000 http://data.grammarbook.com/blog/?p=80#comment-4465 I don't know what your advice has to do with grammar, but I needed to hear it for other reasons in my life. So thank you! I don’t know what your advice has to do with grammar, but I needed to hear it for other reasons in my life. So thank you!

]]> By: Wiotkie Dziecko http://data.grammarbook.com/blog/singular-vs-plural/plurals-of-%e2%80%9codd%e2%80%9d-words/#comment-4464 Wiotkie Dziecko Fri, 22 Oct 2010 01:49:21 +0000 http://data.grammarbook.com/blog/?p=80#comment-4464 Keep on blogging! its getting through the tough times that make you stronger and then the good times will follow, keep writing about your experiences and we should all pull in collaboration. Keep on blogging! its getting through the tough times that make you stronger and then the good times will follow, keep writing about your experiences and we should all pull in collaboration.

]]> By: Jane http://data.grammarbook.com/blog/singular-vs-plural/plurals-of-%e2%80%9codd%e2%80%9d-words/#comment-314 Jane Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:13:25 +0000 http://data.grammarbook.com/blog/?p=80#comment-314 Abby, I agree with your comments to Karin. Abby, I agree with your comments to Karin.

]]> By: Abby http://data.grammarbook.com/blog/singular-vs-plural/plurals-of-%e2%80%9codd%e2%80%9d-words/#comment-315 Abby Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:16:47 +0000 http://data.grammarbook.com/blog/?p=80#comment-315 Karin, DO NOT use a semicolon in that case. Keep your comma exactly where it is. Semicolons are only used to connect two closely-related, (usually but not always) short sentences. A semicolon is stronger than a comma but weaker than a period, so it is useful and versatile; it can also give your paragraph color by contributing to varied sentence structures. I often use semicolons with cause-effect sentences - in place of the word "because." For example, "I like dogs; I enjoy their companionship." NOTE: If I were to say, "I like dogs, I enjoy their companionship," I'd be using a comma splice (using a comma where a sentence should end), and that is incorrect. I see this all the time, so watch out! Most people don't seem to know that a sentence can only end with a semicolon, period, question mark, exclamation point, or sometimes a dash - NEVER a comma. A comma should only be used before a conjunction in a compound sentence and where you would pause if you were to read a sentence out loud, such as in your sentence above. Karin, DO NOT use a semicolon in that case. Keep your comma exactly where it is. Semicolons are only used to connect two closely-related, (usually but not always) short sentences. A semicolon is stronger than a comma but weaker than a period, so it is useful and versatile; it can also give your paragraph color by contributing to varied sentence structures. I often use semicolons with cause-effect sentences – in place of the word “because.” For example, “I like dogs; I enjoy their companionship.”

NOTE: If I were to say, “I like dogs, I enjoy their companionship,” I’d be using a comma splice (using a comma where a sentence should end), and that is incorrect. I see this all the time, so watch out! Most people don’t seem to know that a sentence can only end with a semicolon, period, question mark, exclamation point, or sometimes a dash – NEVER a comma. A comma should only be used before a conjunction in a compound sentence and where you would pause if you were to read a sentence out loud, such as in your sentence above.

]]> By: Jane http://data.grammarbook.com/blog/singular-vs-plural/plurals-of-%e2%80%9codd%e2%80%9d-words/#comment-316 Jane Sun, 29 Jun 2008 16:13:14 +0000 http://data.grammarbook.com/blog/?p=80#comment-316 Karin, I would use a comma after "transactions." Karin,
I would use a comma after “transactions.”

]]> By: Clint http://data.grammarbook.com/blog/singular-vs-plural/plurals-of-%e2%80%9codd%e2%80%9d-words/#comment-319 Clint Sun, 29 Jun 2008 02:01:10 +0000 http://data.grammarbook.com/blog/?p=80#comment-319 Thanks for the interesting, diverse and thought-provoking blog! I'll be returning often. Clint, enjoying his summer break in Boulder, CO Thanks for the interesting, diverse and thought-provoking blog! I’ll be returning often.

Clint, enjoying his summer break in Boulder, CO

]]> By: Karin http://data.grammarbook.com/blog/singular-vs-plural/plurals-of-%e2%80%9codd%e2%80%9d-words/#comment-318 Karin Wed, 25 Jun 2008 20:18:32 +0000 http://data.grammarbook.com/blog/?p=80#comment-318 Should I use a comma or a semi colon in the following sentence: Cathy has closed 2,692 units in 180 separate transactions, totaling $246 million... Should I use a comma or a semi colon in the following sentence:

Cathy has closed 2,692 units in 180 separate transactions, totaling $246 million…

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