Comma use with contrasting expressions and tag questions

Commas are used to set off phrases that express contrast. We are showing the opposite or alternative position to the

Comma use with interjections

In the previous post, we looked at comma use with direct address, which is the act of directly calling someone

I’ve been focusing a number of blogs on specific uses of punctuation marks, especially of the comma, which is the

In recent blog posts, we touched on to marks of punctuation – the semicolon and the colon – that have limited

While organizing a guide on the use of the period, I came upon this question of whether you put periods

As discussed in a previous blog presenting an overview of the history of grammar instruction, there is no agreement on

The colon can confuse writers, even though it has one major use: to indicate that what follows it is an

Semicolons cry themselves to sleep at night because nobody understands them, writes Kris Spisak in Get a Grip on Your

Writing buddy Peggy Becker shared this article on Shirley Jackson and her creation of “The Lottery”: “Reminder: the most famous

Writing buddy Maureen Gross shared an article, “The Appeal of Artists Who Won Fame After Death,” which got me thinking