Tag Archives: punctuation

Non-Restrictive and Restrictive Sentences

September 14, 2014 · by · in Editing, Grammar, sentence structure, Writing · Leave a comment

Of all punctuation marks in the English language (and all languages, for that matter), the comma is by far the most difficult to master—it’s also at the core of much debate. For instance, must we place a comma before the final and or or in a series of three items or more? Debates surrounding the serial or Oxford […]

Translation from Spanish: Experiences

July 11, 2014 · by · in Grammar, sentence structure, Translation · Leave a comment

For the second time in over a year, I received a Spanish>English project from a Sherbrooke-based client this week. Though I clearly mention in my professional title that I am a Spanish>English freelance translator, the truth is that I rarely receive work in this language combination. At any rate, the Spanish translation experience was just […]