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As we observe National Punctuation Day on Saturday, it might be helpful to look back at the genesis of the punctuation playbook – and help us navigate a new word order of breathless texts and ...
Some punctuation marks get all of the attention. The serial comma, for example, is a hot topic, with 11 million Google hits plus another 11 million if you search its other name, Oxford comma ...
Adrienne Raphel on David Crystal’s new book, “Making a Point: The Persnickety Story of English Punctuation,” and the evolution of language.
The 1960s started off with an interrobang, a combination of a question mark and an exclamation point, which was the brainchild of advertising executive Martin K. Speckter.
Word also excels in correcting punctuation mistakes and detecting passive voice, but it struggles with complex grammar issues and contextual understanding.
A new word game just dropped, and this one looks pretty fun. Strands is a new game from the New York Times, the same people who brought you Connections and Spelling Bee.
If you find these punctuation choices baffling, it's because you're constantly being inundated by all of the above, with the conflicting choices appearing in some of the most credible and ...
How many little errors can you squeeze into a 200-word document? If you’re one of the public relations pros who wrote any of the doctor profiles I edited recently, the answer is a lot. In fact ...
As staid and unfashionable as it might sound, proper grammar, punctuation and word choice still matter because they provide structure and clarity. Lawyers' tools are words, in both writing and ...
Word, word, word, word, word, punctuation mark. This is how we read. Sometimes there are more words, or fewer. Occasionally additional marks—commas, em-dashes—enter the mix. But that’s ...
I hope I am not treading in the wrong forum. These questions are strictly for word processing purposes, i would like my checkers to check in Canadian-English rather than American-English ...