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Tag Archives: dubbele punt

English as she is spoken

The Dutch are great communicators who get their message across well in spoken English. But actually putting the spoken word on paper is a pig with a different snout altogether.

Posted byMike WilkinsonAugust 25, 2020September 24, 2020Posted inAdvanced, Punctuation, StyleTags:aanhalingstekens, contractievormen, dubbele punt, dunglish, eens, engels, ja, komma, niet waar, nouLeave a comment on English as she is spoken

Arithmetic

Hold on, that’s the same in all languages… isn’t it?

Posted byMike WilkinsonAugust 11, 2020August 11, 2020Posted inAdvanced, PunctuationTags:decimale punt, dubbele punt, dunglish, engels, plusminusLeave a comment on Arithmetic

Comma splices

Separate sentences shouldn’t be glued together with commas, this is poor style.

Posted byMike WilkinsonJuly 20, 2020July 23, 2020Posted inAdvanced, Grammar, PunctuationTags:dubbele punt, dunglish, engels, komma, puntkommaLeave a comment on Comma splices

…he said (ten lines later).

Open quotes. Someone’s talking. Who? For a while. OK: who? More but from whom? Finally: close quotes at the end of the paragraph and we learn who said it.

Posted byMike WilkinsonMay 31, 2020June 10, 2020Posted inAdvanced, StyleTags:citeren, dubbele punt, dunglish, engelsLeave a comment on …he said (ten lines later).

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