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		<description><![CDATA[The colon is a very useful punctuation mark. It most often is used to replace the word &#8220;because.&#8221; In technical terms, the colon is used between independent clauses when the second is an explanation for the first. (A clause is a group of words that belong together; an independent clause is a group of words [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mywritinghelp.wordpress.com&blog=4407658&post=304&subd=mywritinghelp&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[The semicolon should be one of the strongest punctuation marks in the English language. It may just be my Grammarian Opinion, of course, but I think the semicolon is the least understood mark of all. What is the purpose of this cool little sign? When is it needed and when is it in the way? [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mywritinghelp.wordpress.com&blog=4407658&post=302&subd=mywritinghelp&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ending Punctuation and Quotation Marks</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Using ending punctuation with quotation marks can be very confusing. It can also be easily explained. There are four possible ending marks you can use with punctuation: the period, the ellipsis, the question mark, and the exclamation point. The first two ALWAYS go inside quotation marks. The last two SOMETIMES go inside quotation marks. Let [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mywritinghelp.wordpress.com&blog=4407658&post=127&subd=mywritinghelp&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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