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Have you ever written, “We will do everything in our power to insure that your shipment arrives before Friday”? Was this correct? It’s not incorrect, but there’s a better way to use it.
There are three words that confuse people: insure, ensure, and assure.
What’s the proper way to display the title of a book on a Web page? The traditional method of underlining makes it confusing for Web users, who expect an underlined word or phrase to be a hyperlink. Should the title be bolded? Italicized?
My brother, David Crook, took some incredible sunset shots yesterday using his new Pentax *ist DS camera. He lives in Westbrook Village, and went to the lake to do some shooting. Plus, he sent one of the sunset photos to Channel 5 in Phoenix, and they ran it tonite. Way to go, bro!
Q. When do I use a dash in text?
A. A dash usually replaces a comma, semicolon, colon, or parentheses. When used this way, it creates an EMPHATIC separation of words. Since a dash is versatile, people tend to use it to punctuate almost any break in a sentence. Don’t. It’s best used for EFFECT. And experts say we should never type a single hyphen to represent a “double” dash (em dash).