Tag Archives: Punctuation

I realize I tend to care more about grammar and usage than the average person. But even I had never heard of the 'periodt' until recently.

We see plenty of incidences of people using apostrophes in the wrong way. So it's time to discuss the rules for using them the right way.

Fans of Oxford Commas won't like this post, I'm sure. But while commas are critically important, some are more important than others.

A British student took action when she noticed a Wendy's fast food restaurant made an apostrophe error in their signage.

There's only one time when you need multiple periods to end a sentence, but that one occasion doesn't happen all that often.

Do you know whether you should be using dashes or hyphens when you write? It depends on what you're trying to accomplish!

Whether you love it or hate it, if you think the Associated Press Stylebook decided to ban Oxford Commas, you should reread what it says!

Some might refer to it as a star, but nearly everyone recognizes an asterisk. So why do people so often pronounce it incorrectly?

If you ever want to rile up a room full of writers, copyeditors and grammar enthusiasts, just ask about whether they prefer the Oxford comma.

Have you ever thought about your favorite punctuation mark, the one you use most often? It might say something about your personality.

One week ago, a very small fraction of the world paused to celebrate National Semicolon Day. The often-misunderstood mark now has a second meaning.

People are thinking romance for their Valentines this week. But when talking about Valentine's Day, don't forget that little mark.

Would you ever guess a typo would prompt a Brexit coin boycott in the United Kingdom? If you did, you might not guess the nature of the typo itself.

If there's one thing I see people struggling with in my real job's copyediting component, it's how to place punctuation around quotation marks.

At 96, the man who created the Apostrophe Protection Society says it's time to shut down his fight for the proper use of the mark.

The Associated Press recently released an update to its rules about using hyphens. As with most changes and updates, it's driving some writers crazy.