Do you want to touch base?
Do you want to touch base?
To touch base is an expression that’s very common in a professional setting. I often hear students ask me “What does ‘to touch base’ mean?”, and you might have found this expression before. Simply, it means “to contact someone.” We touch base to share new information about an ongoing project or issue.
Where does the expression touch base come from?
The phrase touch base probably originated from American baseball. In order to score points in baseball, a player must touch all four bases safely without making an out. This can actually be quite difficult: most teams only score three or four points (called runs) each game.
Does re need a colon?
It isn’t actually an abbreviation, it is a word! So you can use it just as if you were using ‘regarding’ or ‘about’ – if you would use a colon in the context where you wrote regarding, then use a colon after re. But if you would just continue the sentence without punctuation after regarding, then do the same after re.
When should I use a colon or semicolon?
Semicolons should introduce evidence or a reason for the preceding statement; for example, this sentence appropriately uses a semicolon. A colon, on the other hand, should be used for a stronger, more direct relationship. It should provide emphasis, an example, or an explanation
When should I use a colon?
Colons
- To announce, introduce, or direct attention to a list, a noun or noun phrase, a quotation, or an example/explanation. You can use a colon to draw attention to many things in your writing.
- To join sentences.
- To express time, in titles, and as part of other writing conventions.
What does a double colon mean?
Scope Resolution Operator
Why does a semicolon represent self harm?
The Semicolon Project was created for those who were going through struggles with self-harm, depression and suicide who could have stopped moving forward, but didn’t. The reason the semicolon was used as the symbol of the movement was because in a sentence, it is the punctuation mark that separates two different ideas
What is the meaning of a semicolon tattoo?
“A semicolon is used when an author could’ve chosen to end their sentence, but chose not to. The author is you, and the sentence is your life,” explains Project Semicolon’s website. And that’s exactly what the semicolon tattoo is working to change—the stigma around suicide