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When a comma and a possessive s collide

Grammar Underground

Do we keep or toss the comma after France’s, New York’s and 2001’s? Cuomo said, “Albany, New York’s, crime rate has risen exponentially.”’ ‘Joe said, “September 11, 2001’s, tragic events will be indelibly etched in the minds of everyone.”’” These are interesting questions because they create a conflict between comma rules and good taste.

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When commas and quote marks collide

Grammar Underground

Do we keep or toss the comma after France’s, New York’s and 2001’s? Cuomo said, “Albany, New York’s, crime rate has risen exponentially.”’ ‘Joe said, “September 11, 2001’s, tragic events will be indelibly etched in the minds of everyone.”'” These are interesting questions because they create a conflict between comma rules and good taste.

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Generative AI: A Valuable Ally for Infopreneurs?

AIIP

I’m afraid I can’t do that” in the 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey, we humans have been leery of… Read More » The post Generative AI: A Valuable Ally for Infopreneurs? By Mary Ellen Bates I have viewed the emergence of general-purpose generative AI (ChatGPT, Claude, Google Bard, etc.) with both trepidation and curiosity.

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Chris Blackwell Achieves Success on Multiple Fronts by Doing What He Loves

David Meerman Scott

It’s not just that he’s been super successful in the music business, having been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001. As we prepare to enter 2023, let’s look at Chris Blackwell, a man who has spent a lifetime following his passions. More than that, he’s living life and doing business focused on his own enjoyment.

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A Product Storytelling Framework from an Unlikely Seasonal Source

Contently

It closed its last store in 2001.) May was a copywriter working at the Montgomery Ward & Co., a Chicago-based department store. Montgomery Ward exists today only as an online retailer. (It But in 1939, it was as nearly as ubiquitous as Target is today; it had 556 locations scattered around the U.S.

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What Is a Ghostwriter?

Grammarly

He’s been co-writing his books since 2001. How does one author publish over two hundred titles in twenty-six years? Ghostwriters. Patterson is a world-renowned author of action, romance, and young adult novels. While this is not a secret, there is some debate about whether this practice is considered ghostwriting or co-authoring. .

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People Round Up, Early August 2024

Publishing Trends

She won the Irish PEN lifetime achievement award in 2001 and the PEN/Nabokov award for achievement in international literature in 2018. The fundraiser has a goal of $200,000, with more than $36,000 raised in the first 24 hours. Sweet Valley High creator Francine Pascal , 92, died on July 28th.