There's one punctuation mark Gen Z wants you to stop using. Here's what it is—and why it's falling out of favor.

Test yourself with our ultimate grammar quiz – from apostrophes to semicolons - Inspired by the passionate response to the semicolon’s supposed decline, this quiz invites you to test – and perhaps ...

Grammar nerds will attest to the versatility of the em dash, not to be confused with the shorter en dash (–) or the even shorter hyphen (-). The em dash allows writers to freely — and wildly — spill ...

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 ...

The punctuation mark is sometimes taken as a sign of affected elitism. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The poor, misunderstood semicolon is under threat. Helen Coffey laments its decline and makes the case for re-educating ourselves on its usefulness as the chicest grammatical tool ...

Shady Characters: The Secret Life of Punctuation, Symbols, and Other Typographical Marks Keith Houston. Norton, $25.95 (320p) ISBN 978-0-393-06442-1 ...

They were attending the first New York screening of “ Rebel With a Clause,” a new documentary about a woman who set up a “grammar table” in all 50 states for passers-by to stop and ask her ...

Emphasizes the importance of punctuation in written communication. It follows Tony, a student, as he learns to properly punctuate his report about magician Alberto. Through dialogue and examples ...

In high school, or even elementary school, we are all told the importance of adhering to the grammatical rules of the English language. But whilst we are all guilty of a typo here and there among text ...

Example: She (Subject) reads (Verb) a book (Object). Every sentence must start with a capital letter and end with a punctuation mark (period, question mark, or exclamation mark). 2. Parts of Speech ...