When writing “happy birthday”, is the name preceded by a comma?

I recently had someone visit my website asking me whether they needed to include a comma before a name in a birthday greeting. Here was their example: Happy birthday, Jo. In short, yes, include a comma when wishing a specific person a happy birthday. Including the comma whenever you address someone (whether it’s for a… Continue reading When writing “happy birthday”, is the name preceded by a comma?

How to indicate sarcasm online

One of the downsides to writing online is the difficulty in conveying nuance. It can be challenging to interpret tone from plain text, which complicates communicating things like sarcasm. However, true to internet fashion, people have created workarounds.

When to use commas with names

One thing that seems to trip people up with commas is how to use them with names. For example, which of these is correct: My daughter Jane just bought an island. My daughter, Jane, just bought an island. Well, actually, both could be correct. It depends on the situation.

How to enter the degree symbol on an iPhone

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] The weather is heating up, and it won’t be long before everyone is talking about how hot it is where they live. As they do, many social media posts are going to be missing something. The degree symbol. People are going to write things like, “It’s 26 out”… Continue reading How to enter the degree symbol on an iPhone