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The Writing Center College Hour Workshop "Myths and Mysteries of Punctuation:  Quotation Marks, Dashes, and Ellipses"


Wednesday, October 13, 2010
12:00 – 12:45 p.m.

Brighton Campus
Bldg. 19  Room 106
Presenter:  Patrick Callan, English/Philosophy

Damon Campus
Room 4057
Presenter:  Amanuel Malik, Student Support Services

Have you ever been writing a report, an essay, or a short story and wondered, “Should I or shouldn’t I use quotation marks here?”  Are you totally clear about whether or not quotation marks are used only for direct quotations, or are they sometimes used for indirect ones too?  Do you know, for sure, or do you sometimes feel you are guessing at whether quotation marks belong inside or outside commas, periods, or other punctuation marks?  Have you ever been uncertain about whether you should – or shouldn’t – use a dash in a sentence, and spent a while rewriting your sentence to avoid having to find out?  What do you do if you want to end your sentence, your story, or your essay with an ellipsis, but you think it looks weird and you’re just not sure?

Through a mini-presentation and hands-on workshop, attendees will examine these mysterious, misunderstood, and  misused forms of punctuation, and will gain clarity, confidence, and command of them in their writing.

Hope to see you there!

Patricia Kennedy, Director
Academic Support Services
10/11/2010