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… ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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, ...

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… ...

Everyday rules about punctuation are needed every day. By Stephen Wilbers. ... Shoots & Leaves," but Donna reminds me of two other fun books by Lynne Truss that she uses with her students "to ...