Like the fissionable atom, punctuation marks are wee items capable of causing a tremendous release of energy. Passionate ...

Anjana Ahuja’s delightful piece on the semicolon has boosted my confidence in the correctness — sorry, usefulness — of this poor, threatened punctuation mark (“Semicolons bring drama; that’s why I ...

There's one punctuation mark Gen Z wants you to stop using. Here's what it is—and why it's falling out of favor.

Using a full stop in texts could be giving away your age, an expert has suggested. Noël Wolf, a linguistic expert, said young ...

Alan Feigenbaum discusses the importance of using plain English in divorce agreements, illustrating how overly complex “legalese” can lead to confusion and costly litigation.

Test yourself with our ultimate grammar quiz – from apostrophes to semicolons - Inspired by the passionate response to the ...

During his appearance on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!', Jeff Ross shared the savage joke his doctor made while delivering his colon ...

I wrote a column about the decline in the use of humble apostrophe. The Local Government Association, who possibly ...

Effective written communication is crucial in the digital age. Common punctuation errors can undermine credibility in ...

Not only are semicolons evidently becoming more rare, but young people are less aware of how to use them, according to a ...

The semicolon is often very similar in appearance to the colon which is two vertical full stops; the semicolon, on the other hand, being a full stop with a comma beneath it. How they’re used is very ...