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Another Rule to Ignore

Grammarians require that if you start your letter or email (to a grammarian) with an interjection (i.e. Hi or Ugh) you should stick in a comma after said interjection.

So:

Hi Aunt Gladys!

becomes

Hi, Aunt Gladys!

But no one does this except the nitpickiest of know-it-alls.

Be a rebel! Live a little! Stick it to the man!

Yee-haw, dude.

BONUS:

According to the Chicago Manual of Style, internet is still Internet. I hate capitalizing a non-place but with a team of therapists I’m learning to deal with this outrage.

DOUBLE BONUS:

Are you still writing e-mail? It’s email now. Some progress is being made on some fronts.

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