The Grammar Diva Blog - Bites of Grammar and Such

I usually write a holiday post, often with quotes about some aspect of the season. This year I have chosen quotes about hope, and I have “stolen” the title of the post from President Obama’s book and famous speech.

Should I use a capital letter after a colon? This is a common question, and today’s blog post answers that question.

This blog post is about openings and closings or both letters and e-mails, business and personal.

The placement of other punctuation with quotation marks is still one of the most common questions I am asked, so let’s review. Punctuation can be messy!

Where did the term “Black Friday” come from, anyway? Read on and find other Thanksgiving surprises too!