“Budget was a key part” of this decision, Mitchell explained. “Such a test would have been very difficult to set up and the cost was not considered warranted relative to the expected risks.” The reassembled vehicle would then have had to undergo exhaustive and expensive recertification. In...
I cannot be bothered to read Cormac McCarthy's advice on punctuation because my opinion from reading his mawkish and dreary tomeThe Road is that he doesn't actually know how to punctuate. Like you say, emails and social media have brought the exclamation mark back into fashion. I never...
Because Internet is for anyone who’s ever puzzled over how to punctuate a text message or wondered where memes come from. It’s the perfect book for understanding how the internet is changing the English language, why that’s a good ...
No agent/editor is going to baby us along from a typo-infested plotless nightmare “with promise” to a gleaming gem mega-seller like in the movies. Being able to spell, punctuate and um, write is sort of expected with the profession. I appreciate that some people have dyslexia, or are...
As Rose, the actress earned praise for her ability to punctuate heartfeltmonologuesabout her character’s own belated husband with expert comedictiming. White often kept astraight facethrough improvised riffs, even as her co-stars burst out laughing. ...
The same three words punctuate a crescendo-building riff about the difference between old and new politics. ‘That’s why not answering questions ’cause we are afraid our answers won’t be popular just won’t do. That’s why telling the American people what we think they want to hear ins...
(the fact that you sometimes punctuate things correctly tells me that you know how to do it — like writing Boys Don’t Cry as Boys Do Not Cry — the fact that the typo is still there tells me that you’re kind of lazy, or to put it a little nicer, that you expect someone else...
Punctuate the space with yellow throw pillows, a chenille throw over a sofa or bed, framed wall art, and even your fresh flowers to bring your color palette in focus. When combined with brassy finishes, this can enhance the presence of yellow. Lenah Mill – The Estates, Rosslyn modern in...
Don't over-punctuate.Adding multiple punctuation marks, such as ??? or !!! after a sentence makes it seem as though you are shouting or frustrated with the recipient. Use normal punctuation rules. Don't use all capitals.Using all caps MAKES IT SEEM LIKE YOU'RE SHOUTING. Shouting is rude...
According to Darwin Magazine: Prime Movers, the first email message was sent in 1971 by an engineer named Ray Tomlinson. Before this, you could only send messages to users on a single machine. Tomlinson's breakthrough was the ability to send messages to other machines on the Internet, using...