Punctuation marks are the flesh and bones of every modern written language. Sometimes, missing out a comma can completely change the meaning of a sentence (for example, “Let’s eat Grandpa!” ...

Some once common punctuation marks have fallen out of fashion, while new ones have been suggested to keep up with the way we write and speak today. Here are five punctuation marks that have either ...

Continue this pattern, using closing quotation marks only at the very end of the quoted material. Placement with other punctuation: A period or comma always go inside closing quotation marks. ("We ...

Our discussion today is about punctuation marks, namely, the period, comma, semi colon, colon, exclamation mark, quotation mark, hyphen, parenthesis, question mark and the apostrophe. In the ...

It’s natural to cling to your views during conflict, but adopting another’s perspective can take your influence to the next ...

Apple's default keyboard encourages lazy typing, especially among younger users. No more commas or periods; everything is the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...