The next time you go sending a message with punctuation marks, you might want to leave them out, unless you want to appear like a know-it-all busybody, that is. According to new research out of ...

Shocking! Women use exclamation marks three times more often than men, according to a new study. Punctuation is a “fraught and contentious business”, said Melanie McDonagh in London’s The Standard.

A moment's hesitation... Yes, a full stop here – but shouldn’t there be a comma there? Or would a hyphen be better? Punctuation can be a nuisance; it is often simply neglected. Wrong! The most recent ...

Punctuation is a set of specific marks or symbols that we used to express the meaning of our sentences clearly and to make the flow of the text smooth. It shows us where we need to pause, it separates ...

We're using semicolons less and less; the apostrophe still stumps most of us. Meanwhile, @, #, :, ) have new meanings and are performing new roles. Take a look. “Semicolon usage in British English ...