Technology keeps people connected in fantastic new ways but also introduces troublesome gray areas when it comes to communication. In his first book, 11 Points Guide to Hooking Up, comedy writer Sam ...

You want to know something I appreciate? I mean, aside from the transistor and our nation’s remarkably competent network of municipal water systems and being hugged from behind while doing dishes?

The digital age has not been kind to the English language. Capitalization, proper spelling, and punctuation long ago became optional when texting friends or chatting online. The period was one of the ...

“People don’t know why they get so upset about language,” David Crystal told me recently, over Skype from his home in Wales. “ ‘Potato’s,’ with an apostrophe ‘S,’ ” he offered, as an example of the ...

All sentences must end with a punctuation mark. It gives the sentence structure and allows the reader to go from one thought to another. Usually, you end sentences with a period, but an occasional ...

Tired of ending your sentences with a boring period or exclamation point? Try one of these uncommon punctuation marks instead, and impress your grammar-loving friends. Uncommon punctuation marks ...

A Dutchman calls it the monkey’s tail, an Israeli insists it’s a strudel. They aren’t bantering about some new simian-themed bakery; they’re just describing the @. Though shorthand use of the @ dates ...

Commas, semicolons and question marks are so commonplace it seems as if they were always there – but that’s not the case. Keith Houston explains their history. As readers and writers, we’re intimately ...

Punctuation plays a vital role in shaping how writing is understood. From full stops to semicolons, each mark helps guide meaning, structure, and emotion in a sentence. Misuse can lead to confusion, ...