A few years back I set out to write a comprehensive punctuation book — one that laid out the rules for proper punctuation in every situation imaginable. How naïve I was. You don’t have to spend a lot ...

Punctuation is a set of specific marks or symbols that we used to express the meaning of our sentences clearly and to make the flow of the text smooth. It shows us where we need to pause, it separates ...

While we all slip up from time to time, there are some basic punctuation mistakes you should never make in formal writing. For example, don't confuse "it's" and "its," don't use an apostrophe to ...

In terms of their actual extent and distribution in the sentence structure, they are the very smallest units: the punctuation marks. But even a tiny comma can completely change the meaning of a ...

She didn’t mean it. It was an innocent mistake. Lilly wrote “Let’s Eat Grandma,” then became upset after realizing what it meant. “I don’t want to eat my abuela!” A simple change clarified her ...

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 ...

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. She didn’t mean it. It was an innocent mistake. Lilly wrote “Let’s Eat Grandma,” then ...