08 October 2008

Things that drive me nuts!

Like every communicator, I have a list of spelling and grammar errors that send me over the edge. I swear I was put on the earth to campaign against these errors. So read on and feel free to respond with your list. Maybe we can change the world.

--Commas and periods ALWAYS go inside quote marks. The only exception is if you live in the United Kingdom. They do it differently there. Question marks and exclamation marks fall according to sentence usage.
--When referring to numbers and quantities, the correct term is "more than" not over. You jump over a wire. You collect "more than 50 signatures.
--Barack Obama does this one correctly. It is not only, but also. We have not only moved to a new state, but also to a new city and neighborhood.