For this piece on the punctuation mark Gen Z wants you to stop using, Jo Ann Liguori tapped her 30 years of experience as a copy chief, editor and writer who specializes in grammar and language ...

Exclamation Mark – Show emotion or urgency The exclamation mark expresses strong feelings like surprise, joy, or urgency. It should be used sparingly, especially in formal writing. Examples: ...

They’re coming for the semicolons now. First, it was the apostrophe. Then it was the full stop. Then the ellipsis.

Deficit-financed tax cuts aren’t real tax cuts Eventually, America’s bills have to be paid.

I wrote that Ricardo had never been in with a fighter with the hand speed of Oscar, that when Mayorga threw wild punches and missed, he would leave himself wide open, making him vulnerable for the ...

Still pining for old emotional affair partner. Give advice to this Hax question. Every week, we ask readers to think like an advice columnist and submit their advice to a question Carolyn Hax hasn ...

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.

How using a full stop could give away your age Where text message punctuation is merely good grammar for older people, Gen Z sees all kinds of hidden meanings, say linguists ...