Ellen Jovin

Well, colons are funny because most often in normal daily life, the way people would use them is in front of a list and not in front of all lists. For example, I might say she ordered three items, books, Desks and what should my third one be? Ping pong tables. You know, the usual list. So on the left of that colon, you have three items and on the right of the colon, you have the three items.

Well, colons are funny because most often in normal daily life, the way people would use them is in front of a list and not in front of all lists. For example, I might say she ordered three items, books, Desks and what should my third one be? Ping pong tables. You know, the usual list. So on the left of that colon, you have three items and on the right of the colon, you have the three items.

There's almost like an equivalency happening there. You can also do that kind of thing when you have.

There's almost like an equivalency happening there. You can also do that kind of thing when you have.

There's almost like an equivalency happening there. You can also do that kind of thing when you have.

dramatic this is a more I think literary use and people should be cautious about this but sometimes you'll see a sentence colon and then another sentence and often it's kind of a tada this is a big deal like I'm setting this up for you here we are we're arriving at this dramatic second piece but I don't recommend people play around with that too much unless they read and get us you know they read and they get a sense of

dramatic this is a more I think literary use and people should be cautious about this but sometimes you'll see a sentence colon and then another sentence and often it's kind of a tada this is a big deal like I'm setting this up for you here we are we're arriving at this dramatic second piece but I don't recommend people play around with that too much unless they read and get us you know they read and they get a sense of

dramatic this is a more I think literary use and people should be cautious about this but sometimes you'll see a sentence colon and then another sentence and often it's kind of a tada this is a big deal like I'm setting this up for you here we are we're arriving at this dramatic second piece but I don't recommend people play around with that too much unless they read and get us you know they read and they get a sense of

of how experienced authors are doing it. It's mostly a more banal list kind of thing.

of how experienced authors are doing it. It's mostly a more banal list kind of thing.

of how experienced authors are doing it. It's mostly a more banal list kind of thing.

Do we need to put you on an apostrophe diet?

Do we need to put you on an apostrophe diet?

Do we need to put you on an apostrophe diet?

Well, what's confusing about it's with the apostrophe is that usually when we think apostrophe, well, in many cases, we think possessive. Like if I say Mary's It would be Mary apostrophe S chair, the chair of Mary. But these possessive forms of pronouns, that's what you have with it or hers or theirs or ours. With those, there are no apostrophes.

Well, what's confusing about it's with the apostrophe is that usually when we think apostrophe, well, in many cases, we think possessive. Like if I say Mary's It would be Mary apostrophe S chair, the chair of Mary. But these possessive forms of pronouns, that's what you have with it or hers or theirs or ours. With those, there are no apostrophes.

Well, what's confusing about it's with the apostrophe is that usually when we think apostrophe, well, in many cases, we think possessive. Like if I say Mary's It would be Mary apostrophe S chair, the chair of Mary. But these possessive forms of pronouns, that's what you have with it or hers or theirs or ours. With those, there are no apostrophes.

And the it's works similarly, like its tail was wagging. No apostrophe. So in that case, you if you have an apostrophe and then it's it's going to it's see there right that second I just used one. It's going to be a contraction. So either for it is. or it has. So here, I'll give you two examples. It's raining, I-T apostrophe S, raining, or it's been a long time since we last spoke.

And the it's works similarly, like its tail was wagging. No apostrophe. So in that case, you if you have an apostrophe and then it's it's going to it's see there right that second I just used one. It's going to be a contraction. So either for it is. or it has. So here, I'll give you two examples. It's raining, I-T apostrophe S, raining, or it's been a long time since we last spoke.

And the it's works similarly, like its tail was wagging. No apostrophe. So in that case, you if you have an apostrophe and then it's it's going to it's see there right that second I just used one. It's going to be a contraction. So either for it is. or it has. So here, I'll give you two examples. It's raining, I-T apostrophe S, raining, or it's been a long time since we last spoke.