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More on writing styleChapter 4 Lapses in
grammar, punctuation etc.
  • Your friend, the comma
  • The comma is a valuable, useful punctuation
    device because it separates the structural
    elements of sentences into manageable segments.
    (from http//owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/gramm
    ar/g_comma.html)
  • http//cctc2.commnet.edu/grammar/commas.htm
  • And I will do the first quiz ? since I believe in
    the breath rule of commas (you use a comma
    where you would take a breath, assuming you can
    read out loud OK).
  • As in http//www.stpt.usf.edu/pms/comma.html

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More on writing styleChapter 4 Lapses in
grammar, punctuation etc.
  • Now you run across the room and do the second
    quiz on commas!
  • http//cctc2.commnet.edu/grammar/commas.htm

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More on writing styleChapter 4 Lapses in
grammar, punctuation etc.
  • The colon and semicolon
  • Rememberall punctuation is designed to aid the
    flow of a sentence and increase its clarity!
  • is its OK?
  • http//www.stpt.usf.edu/pms/colon.html ? colons
  • http//www.stpt.usf.edu/pms/semicolon.html ?
    semicolons

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More on writing styleChapter 4 Lapses in
grammar, punctuation etc.
  • The poor, pathetic apostrophe
  • The apostrophe is in trouble (or we are)!
  • http//www.wilbers.com/apostrophes.htm
  • http//www.apostrophe.fsnet.co.uk/
  • http//www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_508998.html
  • http//www.io.com/hcexres/tcm1603/acchtml/gram1.h
    tmlapost

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More on writing styleChapter 4 Lapses in
grammar, punctuation etc.
  • The equally poor, pathetic hyphen (in my
    opinion!)
  • Americans and hyphens do not mix ?
  • And yetwe use hyphens in Meteorology!!!

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More on writing styleChapter 4 Lapses in
grammar, punctuation etc.
  • Baroclinically-unstable disturbance
  • High-frequency noise
  • Quasi-biennial oscillation
  • Long-lasting drought
  • Year-to-year
  • Non-uniform
  • Global-scale motions

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More on writing styleChapter 4 Lapses in
grammar, punctuation etc.
  • When do we use the hyphen?
  • http//www.askoxford.com/asktheexperts/faq/aboutsp
    elling/hyphen

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More on writing styleChapter 4 Lapses in
grammar, punctuation etc.
  • Random other things
  • http//owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_o
    vervw.html
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