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Hyphens and dashes often cause confusion due to their similar appearance. However, these two punctuation...
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In the vast landscape of the English language, certain words seem almost designed to trip...
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Colons and semicolons are two of the most misunderstood punctuation marks in written language. Although...
Semicolons can be tricky for most writers due to their seemingly confusing uses. Unsurprisingly, many...
Apostrophes (’) can be confusing little things! Using them requires following several sets of rules,...
Punctuation with parentheses isn’t always straightforward. For example, should you place a comma before or...
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Whether you’re writing an essay, email, or cover letter, you’ll likely use parentheses. Maybe you...
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An ellipsis is a set of three periods (aka “dot, dot, dot”). It has a...
An apostrophe (’) is a punctuation mark used to indicate possession, omitted letters, or numbers...
You’ve probably seen those little markings placed above or below certain letters. We call those...
Grammar and punctuation are sometimes used interchangeably, but they’re not the same thing. Grammar refers...
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Semicolons can be tricky to use, especially if you’re unfamiliar with their rules. Besides using...
Did you know that, in the United States, September 24th is National Punctuation Day? Jeff...
Should the term master’s degree have an apostrophe or not? The short answer is yes....
Writers—especially students and researchers—use footnotes to provide extra information without interrupting the flow of ideas...
While commas are often used to separate words, phrases or clauses in a sentence, they...
When addressing someone directly in writing, you may need to set the person’s name apart...