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Peer reviewedBrosnahan, Irene Teoh – College English, 1976
Provides a set of criteria for acceptable use of the comma splice. (DD)
Descriptors: Criteria, English Instruction, Punctuation, Writing Skills
Peer reviewedSklar, Elizabeth S. – College English, 1976
Contends that the genitive apostrophe is losing its grammatical significance and its utility and will eventually be dropped. (DD)
Descriptors: English Instruction, Futures (of Society), Punctuation, Writing Skills
Peer reviewedDillon, George L. – College English, 1988
Considers the conventions of quotation marks--or "perverted commas"--and identifies seven uses, including shudder quotes (slang or inappropriate words) and scare quotes (used for attention or emphasis). Notes that quotation marks influence meaning and that finding a personal voice entails using language without quotes. (MM)
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Higher Education, Plagiarism, Punctuation
Peer reviewedMeyers, Walter E. – College English, 1971
The 21 books reviewed were published in 1968, 1969, or 1970; excluded are remedial texts," those on extremely narrow topics," and those on rhetoric alone." (Author/RD)
Descriptors: College Freshmen, College Instruction, English Instruction, Grammar
Peer reviewedNeuleib, Janice; Scharton, Maurice – College English, 1982
Reports on the success of a writing center's phone service, which answers questions about English usage, grammar, punctuation, diction, and documentation. (RL)
Descriptors: College English, Grammar, Higher Education, Hotlines (Public)
Peer reviewedLipschultz, Geri – College English, 1986
Describes a teaching method that uses Molly Bloom's soliloquy from James Joyce's "Ulysses" to teach punctuation to freshman writing students. Argues that the assignment helps students discover their power as orderers. (EL)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College English, Grammar, Higher Education
