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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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… ...

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 ...

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@ ...

Punctuation Rules Full Stop / Period (.) ... You can also use them to show that a word or a phrase is being used ironically, or for titles of articles, book chapters, ...

The importance of punctuation marks goes far beyond rules—it influences meaning at a deeper level. Missing commas change meaning. If you’re writing a biography on a dating website, ...