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The Punctuation Guide The web's most comprehensive guide to American punctuation.

How to use semicolons in a list Find out how to separate items in a list using semicolons in this handy step-by-step from KS3 English.

How to use a semicolon - The Oatmeal The most feared punctuation on earth.

Madman, Architect, Carpenter, Judge: Roles and the Writing Proces "No, it's not getting started," a voice in the back of the room corrects. "It's keeping on once you do get started. I can always write a sentence or two-but then I get stuck."

We're concluding this month's series of idioms with an idiom from baseball and softball. The player in the graphic below is sliding into a base, which is a safe place to stand during a game.

To touch base with someone means to reach out to them--to send a text message, call them, or speak with them face to face. We like to touch base with those we haven't spoken to for a while.

Who is the last person you touched base with? What did you talk about? Were they happy to hear from you? 😊

Pronunciation Lessons: https://7esl.com/pronunciation/

How Journaling Can Help You Live Your Best Life Just 10 minutes a day of writing can be effective, says an author and life coach who suggests: “make yourself the hero in a story of your own making.”

Grammar Tips from a Thirty-Eight-Year-Old with an English Degree For professional wordsmiths and those simply hoping to make their daily correspondence more polished. Also, if you’re the former, I’d love to pick your brain about career stuff.