Anyone for English?
This is not going to be a "how to" blog in the English language, but I want to write about some English interpunction.
When Swedish people quote someone we use the sign " like two nines, both in the beginning and in the end of a sentence which we'd like to use. But in the English language the first quotation mark is upside down, like two sixes. Does Word think of this?
In the English language they have something called "the Oxford comma". Let me show you how it is used. When you are counting something it is most common to do like this: "The flag is blue, white and red." This is the common way. In American English (note that it is only in American English and NOT in British English) it is also possible to write it like this: "The flag is blue, white, and red." Amazingly fascinating, isn't it?
To write the dash (not to be confused with a hyphen) on our Swedish keyboard we have to press the ctrl-button and the minus key on the number board, which is on the right side of our stationary keyboard. You did not know that, did you? I didn't. I usually used the hyphen button. On laptops even this option is not available. Here you have to press two hyphens in a row (which is okey, because the dash is double as long as the hyphen and will automaticly transform into a dash).
Welcome to my world of beautiful dreams; I hope you stay.
When Swedish people quote someone we use the sign " like two nines, both in the beginning and in the end of a sentence which we'd like to use. But in the English language the first quotation mark is upside down, like two sixes. Does Word think of this?
In the English language they have something called "the Oxford comma". Let me show you how it is used. When you are counting something it is most common to do like this: "The flag is blue, white and red." This is the common way. In American English (note that it is only in American English and NOT in British English) it is also possible to write it like this: "The flag is blue, white, and red." Amazingly fascinating, isn't it?
To write the dash (not to be confused with a hyphen) on our Swedish keyboard we have to press the ctrl-button and the minus key on the number board, which is on the right side of our stationary keyboard. You did not know that, did you? I didn't. I usually used the hyphen button. On laptops even this option is not available. Here you have to press two hyphens in a row (which is okey, because the dash is double as long as the hyphen and will automaticly transform into a dash).
Welcome to my world of beautiful dreams; I hope you stay.
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