Gladly (the cross-eyed bear) wrote:

Correct.

bara wrote:

next question:

when do i have to set a comma? i never understood this..

ricv64 wrote:

Maybe a better example would be ,


Frans' guitar, the telecaster , is outta tune tonight .

you use the comma to break while discribing the noun

ricv64 wrote:

Maybe a better example would be ,


Frans' guitar, the telecaster , is outta tune tonight .

you use the comma to break while discribing the noun

MoraySwan wrote:

Next challenge - explain the semi colon! It's a mystery where that goes! ;

spid wrote:

it goes on faces to make a winking eye!

(you're not really serious are you - cos i could explain but i think you have enough brain cells to know! and i think you're pulling my leg)

la femme qui wrote:

*butts in*

I'd love it if you'd explain, I have no idea how to use them!

Turtleneck wrote:

Since we're talking about language again, here's something I've observed lately. I've noticed the UK boardies say, "maths." I've never heard that before. It's just math in the US. I'm taking science, English, and math. Interesting. Also, I've seen "vacations" a lot, too. We'd only say that if were you taking more than one vacation. Every day I learn something new from this board.

spid wrote:

A semi-colon links two main ideas into one sentence that could otherwise have been two separate sentences (it takes the place of a connective/conjunction) each part of the sentence contain a verb i.e. it is a clause.

for example,
Sam is good at English; (but- the word missed out) Jenny is good at Maths.
or
Fran plays great guitar; Neil plays great drums (missing out the 'and')

ANy better?

BTW - i cahrge £30 per hour for consultative fees! - tee hee)

spid wrote:

A semi-colon links two main ideas into one sentence that could otherwise have been two separate sentences (it takes the place of a connective/conjunction) each part of the sentence contain a verb i.e. it is a clause.

for example,
Sam is good at English; (but- the word missed out) Jenny is good at Maths.
or
Fran plays great guitar; Neil plays great drums (missing out the 'and')

ANy better?

BTW - i cahrge £30 per hour for consultative fees! - tee hee)

Nikki wrote:

The semi-colon is also used in complex lists. For example:

Travis currently has five albums out, including Good Feeling, their rocking first album; The Man Who, the band's breakthrough album; The Invisible Band, with such hits as Sing and Side; 12 Memories, the band's darkest album to date; and The Boy With No Name, their newest work.

According to journalism's AP Style, the "and" at the end of the list replaces the need for a final comma or semi-colon in that list, but I believe it's needed in other writing styles, like when writing an essay or term paper. Isn't that correct?

For example:

"Fran, Dougie, Andy and Neil make up Travis." (acceptable in journalism)

VS.

"Fran, Dougie, Andy, and Neil make up Travis."

th74 wrote:

It is interesting. When talking to my UK friends, I noticed maths, too, and I always assumed it was shortening the word mathematics. And now I use the word holiday as much as I use vacation, describing the same thing.