There's a well-worn joke that if you call a copy editor anal-retentive, he'll look that up to see if it's hyphenated. It is, I am, and it's my job. Many people can give dignified one-word answers to ...

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Contrary to popular belief, commas don't just signify pauses in a sentence. In fact, precise rules govern when to use this punctuation mark. When followed, they lay the groundwork for clear written ...

You may not have noticed, but your world just got less hyphenated. There are fewer commas, too. That’s because changes to the country’s two most influential style books lean lighter on those ...

Sept. 24 is National Punctuation Day, a time to think about all those lowly, little dots, lines, and squiggles that adorn the written word. One of the websites promoting the occasion announces, ...

Punctuation helps the reader understand a story. Commas, periods, dashes and other marks convey the writer’s voice. They signal an emphasis or tone in language, as well as tell a reader when to stop ...

Y'all, get ready to have your world turned upside down by some titillating grammar news: Someone has introduced a new punctuation mark. While it may not seem like a big deal to you, for an English ...

When you are writing, inverted commas or speech marks go before and after direct speech, surrounding what was said. Inverted commas make it clear when someone is speaking by sitting high up above the ...

Punctuation marks aren't just resigned to the symbols on your keyboard. There are plenty more - like the exclamation comma - that never made it into type but nonetheless exist. The exclamation comma ...

Zohaib was an intelligent boy and aspired to be among the top students in his class. But he had one flaw — he was careless. Despite knowing the answers to the exam questions, he would still not get ...