I live in close proximity to a pair of yappy, little bug-eyed creatures that give the term “dogs” a bad name. I am convinced they would bark at a brick.

No piece of punctuation, though, stirs people up more than the humble semicolon. Too demure to be a colon but more assertive ...

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Like the fissionable atom, punctuation marks are wee items capable of causing a tremendous release of energy. Passionate ...

Anjana Ahuja’s delightful piece on the semicolon has boosted my confidence in the correctness — sorry, usefulness — of this poor, threatened punctuation mark (“Semicolons bring drama; that’s why I ...

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.

Alan Feigenbaum discusses the importance of using plain English in divorce agreements, illustrating how overly complex “legalese” can lead to confusion and costly litigation.

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Dear Eric: I asked my neighbor, with whom I was very friendly, if she and her husband would like to go out to dinner with us. She seemed enthusiastic and we set a date. Then she said they would be out ...