Some once common punctuation marks have fallen out of fashion ... Five words that have changed their meaning Why we used to call serious people 'silly' - and other language curiosities.

While it may seem like an ordinary punctuation mark, the semicolon tattoo represents a symbolic movement far beyond basic ...

Speaker 1: Commas are punctuation marks that are vital for helping us ... between 'cooking' and 'cats' has completely changed the meaning of what Beth was trying to say. Speaker 3: (TO OTHER ...

With dialogue, specific punctuation is needed. Most often, commas and periods go within the quotation marks, but there are some forms of punctuation and examples that go outside of the quotation marks ...

In a previous column, the important role that punctuation marks, notably the comma, full stop and semicolon play in giving meaning, direction and flow to writing was discussed. A missing or ...

Might a seismic decision on the American presidency come down to an apostrophe, only the most misunderstood and misused punctuation mark in the history of American ... Decent, well-meaning people can ...

If punctuation marks could speak, they might remonstrate us, “How could you do this to us now, after using us all the time?” Young Japanese today are said to feel that use of the “full stop ...

Punctuation, however, is not restricted merely to subtlety and suggestion; it is also deployed to emphasise and assert where words stand incapacitated. For a swatch, the mighty exclamation mark ...