Apostrophe catastrophe
by Shannon Naylor One little mark has never been so intimidating. Whether it’s popping up in places it doesn’t belong or disappearing […]
Category: Punctuation
WANTED: Commas after introductory phrases
by Bailey Bischoff Commas are some of the most necessary yet misunderstood means of punctuation in the English language. Even great writers […]
Compound possession: Whose is what?
by Shamus Jarvis When dealing with a compound subject (two or more nouns or pronouns serving as a single subject of a […]
How to wrangle semicolons
by Anna Tarnow I love semicolons. They’re versatile little helpers that can go where either periods or commas might otherwise be placed. […]
Quotation alteration
by Shamus Jarvis As a follow-up to my recent post describing how to integrate quotations effectively, I would like to explain how […]