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Have you ever been bothered by someone "overusing" quotation marks? Dinosaur Comics tackles this "ambiguous" topic.

Morgan McGregor
8 Feb 2021, 22:36
Answer: How do you punctuate stammering speech?
Hi I am subtitling an educational film about stuttering and would like to include subtitles for blocking. In terms of stuttering, blocking is an extended involuntary pause before the person who…
mab_browne
20 Aug 2020, 19:38
Answer: When is it correct to use isn't/aren't in certain phrases?
Indeed, and that was my reasoning before I started writing the post. Grammatical rules can change, and common usage is certainly changeable, but by *strict* grammatical reasoning I will stand by the…
Anna Kmosko
6 Aug 2020, 16:37
Answer: When is it correct to use isn't/aren't in certain phrases?
Are you sure that's true?
What if you rearranged the sentence like THIS:
"So, are you one of those people who isn't/aren't good at accepting help?"
It's a small change that just simplifies it a bit…
ariestess
3 Aug 2020, 01:52
ANSWER: Is it more correct to use " 'til" or "till" in place of "until"?
If there's research that we've missed in our process, we're more than happy to incorporate it into our posts. Feel free to drop the links and we'll consider doing an updated post.
A Robinson
30 Jul 2020, 14:59
ANSWER: Is it more correct to use " 'til" or "till" in place of "until"?
Until is the proper form. 'Til is the correct contraction. First piece of evidence: the spelling. Until, one L. 'Til, one L. If you had done just a teeny little bit more research, you would have…