What is the proper way to write a firm's name?  Would it be Someone, Someone, &amp; Associates or Someone, Someone &amp; Associates or no commas at all?
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This is the name of a company:     Taobao Network Co., Ltd.   Is it correct that every first letter is capitalised? Also, why is there a comma?
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Normal practice is to end emails with a Thanks or Regards. My question is should there be a comma or a period or nothing after Thanks/Regards?      Thanks,       John Doe   Or     Thanks.       John Doe   Or     Thanks       John Doe   I have seen all three versions as part of email signatures. Which among these three is correct? Why?
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I am having trouble figuring out when to use commas to set off &quot;nonessential&quot; information.  Sometimes it's obvious:  Bob, who is thirty years old, is an alcoholic.  But other times I'm not sure:  The day he quits drinking * he will start a llama farm He has his heart set on owning El Duderino ranch * in New Mexico.  In the first case, my ear says that there should be a comma at *, even though information before it seems essential to me.  In the second case, the stuff after * is not essential, and yet it seems a little much to use a comma. Even that last sentence I wrote confuses me.  &quot;In the second case&quot; seems essential but I used a comma.  Is this correct? Does it depend on personal style and the length of the clause?  Or perhaps I'm misinterpreting the meaning of &quot;essential&quot; in this context?
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99% of the time, I'm clear on when I should use "a" versus "an." There's one case, though, where people &amp; references I respect disagree.  Which of the following would you precede with "a" or "an," and why?   FAQ FUBAR SCUBA   [Note: I've read the questions  and , but the rules given there don't necessarily apply here.]    [Edited to add]  Here's a shorter (and hopefully clearer) version of the question…  In written English, which is correct (and why): "a FAQ" or "an FAQ"?  Some references with differing opinions:   an: the  and  a: the Microsoft Manual of Style for Tech Publications, 3e either: the  and
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I'm trying to write a cover letter for a fairly prestigious job, and I'm aiming for (arguably too much) perfection in my cover letter. I don't want to be turned away only because the hiring people though I was too careless with my punctuation and capitalization.  My sentence goes as follows:     I hope to one day go on to complete a Masters degree in Computer Science with a focus in Applied Cryptography.   I've never been great with the technical rules of the English language, despite being a native speaker.
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I was always taught to capitalize the first letter of the first word in a sentence, and also the first letter of proper nouns. In the last few years it's been common for certain firms to name their brands something that is always spelled with a small first letter and a capital second letter. It is almost as if they demand the rules of usage are changed. What do you do about this? Where is the inquisition when you need it? Should you start a sentence with "IPhone"? Should you use "iphone" in the middle of a sentence?
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I would like to write "In "[article name]," [author] states such and such." However, in this particular instance, [article name] ends in a question mark. How should I punctuate this?   "In "Can Pigs Fly," Bacon states..." "In "Can Pigs Fly?" Bacon states..." "In "Can Pigs Fly?," Bacon states..."   Or something else?  Thank you!
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Sometimes I see a comma after the proper name:     Hello Mr. Black,      In order to give you....   But my native language is not English and I think that the comma in this phrase should be placed before the proper name:      Hello, Mr. Black.      In order to give you....   What is the correct punctuation in English?
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Is this the correct use of an apostrophe when showing a name and relationship?     When was your father, Robert's, wedding?   Thanks!
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On Server Fault, we were discussing  in chat. There are non-native speakers in the chat and somehow we got on the topic of grammar and proper use of commas.   The sentence of interest:     I have just got a new Ubuntu LAMP VPS server, which I am trying to configure.   Some people thought that the comma was superfluous. Others did not.   When is it appropriate for a comma to preceed the word which, and is the example sentence above correct?    Also, before you vote to close this question as a dupe of , please consider the differences between the two questions and ignore the similarity of the titles. The OP's example sentence was restructured in that question instead of addressing the proper use of commas.
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In the following is it better to use a possessive noun with an apostrophe or an attributive noun without an apostrophe?     The following list details the assumptions that have been made in   conjunction with the Dell Company’s staff.   Or      The following list details the assumptions that have been made in   conjunction with the Dell Company staff.   Assume Company is the name of a company, such as Dell.
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On this site, there are often many different options as an answer, for example both with and without the Oxford comma.  When giving multiple options, should I capitalize the word "or" between them?  Option 1:     Eggs, butter and milk are dairy products   Or   Eggs, butter, and milk are dairy products     Option 2:     Eggs, butter and milk are dairy products   or   Eggs, butter, and milk are dairy products     Notice in Option 1 the "or" is capitalised. In Option 2 the "or" isn't.
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Should I use  or  in very formal English writing?
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I'm thinking about making a headline. I know you would use a comma here:     Professor Bill Bick then told me, "There will be more jobs when the   economy recovers."   What about here?     Read Professor Bill Bick's article, "Why There Will be More Jobs When   the Economy Recovers."   Are commas used before article titles that are quoted?
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Is it correct to say or write an student or an store?
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If I remember correctly from English class, then one should put a comma after "i.e.", i.e., the Latin abbreviation for id est.  But lately I've seen the comma after "i.e." dropped in books. So what is the rule or consensus here if any?
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Question: Is the first one redundant and proper, or is it redundant and not necessarily correct?  (1) He is a friend of Doug's. (2) He is a friend of Doug.