European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 29, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse The question Marks the spot for write grammar Dave Barry tie Miami Herald its Lime Lor another edition of ask mister Ismini Kift person the column that answers your questions about grammar vocabulary and those Little Marks. Q. What Are the rules regarding capital letters a. Capital letters Are used in three grammatical situations 1. At the beginning of proper or formal nouns. F go am i capitalize Quot Queen Quot Quot Tea party Quot and Quot rental do not capitalize a dude a Quot Cha Cha Quot or 2. To indicate a situation of great military importance. Example Quot ill just stick my hand in Here and Ouchi Quot q. Is there any difference Between Quot happen and Quot transpire Quot a. Giramma Liwally. Quot happen Quot is a collaborating induce inc that should be used in predatory conjunctions such As Quot me and Norm Here would like lit buy you two happening commas a whereas Quot transpired is a suppository verb that should always be used to indicate that an event of some kind has transpired. Or it i Quot i Ester got one of them electric worm Rich 1 Quot what transpired was Ester got one of them electric worm ,. Do you Lake quest ions from attorneys a. Yes that will be $475. No. Seriously. I m an attorney and i want to know Wlinich is Correct Quot with regards to the aforementioned blah blah blah. Or a with regards to the aforementioned no Yak Yak. A. That will he $950. Q. Please explain he expression Quot this does not Bode w a. It Means that something is not boding the Way it should it could be boding better. O did an Alert Reader named Linda Bevnard Send you tin article from the dec. 19, 1990. Denver Post concerning a or. Stanley Biber who was elected commissioner in Las Animas county and who is identified in the article As Quot the worlds leading sex change surgeon Quot a. Yes. Quot q. And what did or. Bihar say when he was elected a. Lie said Quot we pulled it q. Please explain the Correct usage of Quot exact a. Quot exact same Quot is a Corpuscular phrase that should be used Only when something is exactly the same As something. It is the opposite or Quot antibody Quot of Quot a whole example Quot this is the exact same restaurant where Alma found Weevils in her pie. They gave her a whole nother q. 1 am going to deliver the Eulogy at a funeral and i wish to know whether it is Correct to say a before he died Lamont was an Active or a Lamont w As an Active person before he a. The american funeral Industry Council advises us that the preferred term is a bought the q. Where should punctuation go a. It depends on the Content. Example him. Johnson exclaimed Bob where do you want me to put these punctuation Marks of just stick them there at the end of the following sentence answered or. Johnson of said . A a a the exception to this Rule is teen agers who should place a question Mark after every few words to make sure people Are still listening. Example Quot so there a this kid at school named Derrick and he a like kind of weird like he has a picture of Newt Gingrich carved in his hair so one Day he had to blow his nose like really bad but he did no to have a tissue so he was like sitting next to Tracy Steakle and she had this sweater by like Ralph Lauren so Derrick takes the sleeve and he like. A professional writing tip in writing a novel or play use Quot foreshadowing Quot to subtly hint at the outcome of the plot. Wrong a to Romeo Romeo wherefore Art s&3 Sharon Kilday thou Romeo Quot right Quot of Romeo Romeo i wonder if we re both going to Stab ourselves to death at the end of this plot a attention is toppers the Holiday season is lumbering toward us like a giant festive armoured personnel Carrier. Soon thousands of shoppers will be bustling to the malls to buy Holiday gift items that will cause their friends and loved ones to exclaim with Delight Quot hey i already got this a a yes finding a something different Quot can be a real Challenge which is Why this year we will again try to help by publishing our annual Holiday gift guide. You probably remember last years guide which featured such unique and memorable items As a hideous Republican golfing pants. A a bag of genuine owl vomit. A a working thermometer attached to some kind of giant mutant vegetable. And much More. We want this year s gift guide to be even better w hich is Why we need your help. If you know of any gift item or service that you think we should include please Send a description of it to gift guide co Tropic Magazine Miami Herald i Herald place Miami Al 33132, if your suggestion is accepted we will include your name in the gift guide and you will probably never again be Able to get a decent Job. One final note remember that this guide is meant to be in the True spirit of the Holiday season so we request that you do not submit any suggestions that might he construed As being tasteful. Thank you. Titus Berlin Germany copy Fishi a 1 j91. amp writers synd Colano kiddie most frequently misspelled words grades 912 1. Definitely 2. Full time 3. Left hand 4. Personnel 5. Part time 6. Too 7. Argument 8. Dropout 9. Restaurant Suareo Indian University Collins London England it i you. In a. Sue Warta to Ito cwt to apply a splint. O o t3 Page 24 a gig Tsirli i d 111 r 29. 1441
