A few years back I set out to write a comprehensive punctuation book — one that laid out the rules for proper punctuation in every situation imaginable. How naïve I was. You don’t have to spend a lot ...

Punctuation stresses people out. Pretty much everyone in the English-speaking world knows what it's like to sit at a keyboard, finger hovering above the hyphen or comma key, paralyzed by self-doubt.

A few years ago while copy editing an article, I was shocked to see something like this: “I lecture my sales staff about what I call ‘me syndrome,’” Jones said. What shocked me was the punctuation.

If you hang out with anyone under 30, you might have noticed that punctuation has been getting a bad rap lately, especially when it comes to texting. While putting a period at the end of a sentence ...

As lawyers, our existence is governed by rules: court rules, procedural rules, evidentiary rules and Bluebook rules, just to name a few. We are not, however, immune to the effects of media influences, ...

My husband, Steve, and I have a newborn baby. His name is Silas. We figured you would know the answer to our “punctuation” question. For your reference, I am also asking my Uncle Jerry. Though ...