That way, for situations with no clear rules, readers of “The Best Punctuation Book Period” could benefit from experts’ own best guesses. The editors who took my punctuation survey disagreed ...

Instead, Punctuation Without Tears keeps the tone light and practical. After a brief chapter on the purpose of punctuation, followed by another setting out three golden rules, the book devotes a ...

His newest book, “Making a Point: The Persnickety Story of English Punctuation,” takes for granted that we all have anxiety—and, therefore, curiosity—about punctuation.

Centuries ago, the word “stickler” meant the judge of a duel who made sure all the rules were obeyed. To author Lynne Truss, those were the good old days. At least people listened to th… ...

American punctuation rules require a period or comma come before a closing quote mark ... JUNE CASAGRANDE is the author of “The Best Punctuation Book, Period.” She can be reached at JuneTCN@ ...

The muse gets all the press, but here’s a fact: Good writing involves obsessing over punctuation marks. It’s 1 a.m., you’ve got a 5,000-word piece due the next day, and for the last twenty ...

Experienced writers know this elegant punctuation mark is the best way to join closely related clauses; really, it’s the only way. “It’s too subtle,” author Jenny Hammer says. “People ...

A complete guide on punctuation rules and punctuation marks in the English ... book chapters, episodes of a TV-show, etc. For example: “You’ll never believe what happened last night ...

I don’t enjoy studying punctuation nearly as much as researching words, but I appreciate the grave importance of commas, periods, apostrophes and more. I have a T-shirt that says: Let’s… ...

The ‘Giggly Squad’ cohost spoke with PEOPLE about the publication of her new book ‘How to Giggle: A Guide to Taking Life Less Seriously’ Paige DeSorbo is reflecting on her new title ...