Posted in comma clout, comma confusion, craves a comma, tagged AP, comma, English, headline, news, Obama, punctuation, use, vacation, Web, writing, Yahoo on August 31, 2009| 6 Comments »
Wayne, from Blaine, Minnesota, USA, writes:
AP headline needs a comma
Headline reads: “Analysis: Summer vacation is over Obama”
Yahoo’s edition has the comma missing: (click here to view)
And so does the version on the AP’s site: (click here to view)
Do YOU know where the comma should go? Please comment.
Posted in comma confusion, other punctuation perils, tagged comma, communication, English, Globe and Mail, headline, million, news, punctuation, quirk, Rogers, Web on June 5, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Of course, we just had to post this article from The Globe and Mail! Now, this is true comma clout!
“Comma quirk irks Rogers”
(click here for the true story)
Posted in other punctuation perils, tagged comma, Craig's List, headline, instructor, job posting, job readiness, part-time, Web on June 1, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Actually, the following Craig’s List job posting headline may need a colon instead of a comma:
“Part-Time Job Readiness Class Instructors Needed”
(click here to see the real job posting)
Unless this is to say that job readiness is to be part-time (we’d think not), it needs treatment:
As is: “Part-Time Job Readiness Class Instructors Needed”
With Colon Clout: “Part-Time: Job Readiness Class Instructors Needed”
Even better: “Part-Time Instructors Needed: Job Readiness Class”
Posted in comma confusion, craves a comma, tagged death, drug, English, generic, headline, recall, Web on May 26, 2009| Leave a Comment »
We saw this headline on the People’s Pharmacy Web site:
“Generic Drug Recall Linked to Deaths”
(click here to see the real Web site)
We believe that a comma could clear up any confusion about whether the drug or the recall was linked to deaths.
As is: “Generic Drug Recall Linked to Deaths”
With Comma Clout: “Generic Drug Recall(ed), Linked to Deaths”
Posted in comma drama, craves a comma, tagged headline, Oprah, Web on May 25, 2009| 1 Comment »
Oh dear. This Oprah.com headline is in desperate need of a comma!
“How to Talk to Your Kids About Sex with Dr. Laura Berman”
(click here to see the real Web site)
As is: “How to Talk to Your Kids About Sex with Dr. Laura Berman”
With Comma Clout: “How to talk to Your Kids About Sex, with Dr. Laura Berman”
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