Some notes from class
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Basic Rules List
• Place quotation marks around the words that actually come out of the person’s mouth.
• Place ending periods and commas inside the end quotation mark.
• Place proper punctuation at the end of the sentence.
• Each time a person speaks, begin a new paragraph.
• Capitalize the first word of what the person says, even if it occurs in the middle of a larger sentence.
• Use a comma (NOT A COLON!) between the dialogue and the rest of the sentence
• Periods and commas go inside the quotation marks in American writing (Britain has slightly different rules)
• Question marks can go inside or outside, depending on whether the quote itself is a question or the whole sentence is the question.
• To signal a quotation within a quotation, use single quotes:
• If the person is thinking to himself or herself, use italics to represent this.
• If a quotation spills out over more than one paragraph, don't use end quotes at the close of the first paragraph. Use them only when a character is done speaking.
Also, "Office Politics" means the drama or fighting that happens between everyday office workers.
• Place quotation marks around the words that actually come out of the person’s mouth.
• Place ending periods and commas inside the end quotation mark.
• Place proper punctuation at the end of the sentence.
• Each time a person speaks, begin a new paragraph.
• Capitalize the first word of what the person says, even if it occurs in the middle of a larger sentence.
• Use a comma (NOT A COLON!) between the dialogue and the rest of the sentence
• Periods and commas go inside the quotation marks in American writing (Britain has slightly different rules)
• Question marks can go inside or outside, depending on whether the quote itself is a question or the whole sentence is the question.
• To signal a quotation within a quotation, use single quotes:
• If the person is thinking to himself or herself, use italics to represent this.
• If a quotation spills out over more than one paragraph, don't use end quotes at the close of the first paragraph. Use them only when a character is done speaking.
Also, "Office Politics" means the drama or fighting that happens between everyday office workers.
mason
Feb 21st 2012 17:58
Thanks for your notes.
clover
Feb 21st 2012 19:21
A lot of rules,but fortunately they are mostly as the same as Chinese.
柳宝宝
Feb 22nd 2012 14:14
It is very useful, we will take notes, thank you very much!
夏
Feb 24th 2012 13:18
Thanks!
2011112853
Feb 24th 2012 21:45
Hello. You said "The deadline of the homework is next week" in our last class. I wonder what the "next week" exactly refers to, is it Monday or Wednesday?
金玲
Feb 26th 2012 20:34
Thank you very much!
柳宝宝
Mar 02nd 2012 21:49
At first, I think academic writing is very difficult, but now I am quite interested in it. Thank you very much, Luke!
