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Did He at Least Say Thank You?

NYT

FEB. 5, 2015

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/08/
style/social-qs-did-he-at-least-say-thank-you.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Guardian        p. 1        21 February 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Guardian        p. 1        22 February 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

punctuation        UK

 

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/sep/17/
making-a-point-pernickety-story-english-punctuation-david-crystal-review 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2006/mar/04/
gcses.schools

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

punctuation        USA

 

https://www.npr.org/2020/09/05/
909969004/before-texting-your-kid-
make-sure-to-double-check-your-punctuation

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/01/
style/when-your-punctuation-says-it-all.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

comma        UK

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2011/jul/01/
oxford-cleared-serial-comma-killing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

comma        USA

 

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/03/16/
520381718/the-oxford-comma-great-for-listing-pontificating-and-winning-court-cases 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

period / full stop / point        USA

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/10/world/europe/
period-full-stop-point-whatever-its-called-millennials-arent-using-it.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

semi-colon        USA

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/30/
books/review-semicolon-cecelia-watson.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

quotation marks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Peanuts Begins

Charles Schulz

GoComics

November 23, 2024

https://www.gocomics.com/peanuts-begins/2024/11/23

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

question mark        USA

 

https://www.gocomics.com/peanuts-begins/2024/11/23

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/08/
style/social-qs-did-he-at-least-say-thank-you.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

exclamation marks        UK

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/apr/29/
exclamation-mark-punctuation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

apostrophe        UK / USA

 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1054453/
KEITH-WATERHOUSE-Apostrophes--AAAA-fights-back.html  - 11 September 2008

 

https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2004/jul/08/
books.booksnews

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

asterisks        USA

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/31/
sports/baseball/31rivalry.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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