The wraparound of the storm’s comma head has been lashing the northeastern United States over the past 24 hours.

'The apostrophe's chequered history poses enormous challenges not only for learners of English, but clearly for native speakers too'. Photo: Alamy What did the apostrophe ever do to deserve this? To ...

Currently the wrangle assumes that if example is a string that it's a user shorthand for several examples. This isn't always true, sometimes the example is meant to contain commas. Here's a workaround ...

The following guidelines represent Leeds-specific styles and common sticking points. As language itself is always evolving, issues of style are also in constant flux. Our goal is to provide clear, ...

DEAR RICHARD: The Oxford comma, also known as the serial comma, is the comma used before the conjunction in a list of three or more items. For example: “I like to eat apples, bananas, and oranges.” I ...

When you're writing or typing and begin to list items in consecutive order, do you add a comma prior to the conjunction before the final item? Or not? The inclusion of that final comma is a great ...

Do you know how to use a semicolon correctly? Even if you think you do, are you sure? That odd cross between a colon and a comma may be the most frequently misused and misunderstood punctuation mark ...

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