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Quotation Marks—Right or Wrong?
I don’t know why he uses ‘literally’ when he means ‘figuratively.’ He did not actually die of hunger.
I really liked the short story “How to Tell a True War story.”
The most overused phrases of 2011 include “at the end of the day”, “baby bump”, and “shared sacrifice.”
Comma, colon, or no punctuation?
(Insert the punctuation if one is needed and explain why you included the punctuation you did)
Coke is yet another product whose original intent has changed “One of the world’s most famous brand names, Coke was originally invented as an alternative to morphine addiction, and to treat headaches and relieve anxiety.”
Propecia, the drug used for male-pattern baldness “was originally marketed as Proscar, a drug to treat the benign enlargement of the prostate.”
The article states “Play-Doh, that strange, brightly colored, salty clay that all of us grew up molding and poking (and, occasionally, nibbling), was first invented as a wallpaper cleaner.”
Listerine was originally intended as “a refreshing additive to cigarettes, a cure for the common cold, and as a dandruff treatment.”
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: I don’t know why he uses ‘literally’ when he means ‘figuratively.’ He did not actually die of hunger. I really liked the short story “How to Tell a True War story.” Listerine was originally intended as “a refreshing additive to cigarettes, a cure for..
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