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.

No piece of punctuation, though, stirs people up more than the humble semicolon. Too demure to be a colon but more assertive ...

Like the fissionable atom, punctuation marks are wee items capable of causing a tremendous release of energy. Passionate disagreement over the use of exclamation points is so familiar that a “Seinfeld ...

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

Not as final as a full stop but stronger than a comma; a semicolon can either join or separate. Learn how to use semicolons with BBC Bitesize KS3 English.

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 ...

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

Many students glance online and think, “I need help with essay tasks.” They might see a link like writeapaperforme and hope to fix grammar issues. While seeking outside advice can help, it’s also wise ...

For Gen Z, though, this lack of care for punctuation goes beyond casual text messages. One millennial wrote about how ...