An American University study found in 2007 that college students use sentence-ending punctuation marks only 39 percent of the time in texts and 45 percent of the time during instant messaging. That ...
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes’ well wishes for New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers took on a completely different meaning Monday night — all because of a lack of punctuation.
When you read, do you notice errors in spelling, omitted words, incorrect words or wrong punctuation? Many do; others don't until it's brought to their attention. You see what you want to see, and ...
For writers at work, punctuation can slip from a matter of convention to one of obsession. I just finished my poetry thesis last week, and I’m embarrassed to admit the number of times I changed ...
Your words are your most powerful weapons, and yet it’s easy to undermine yourself in written communication by violating some very simple rules of punctuation. Before I dive deeper into this, a ...
Incorrect spelling and punctuation can make or break a message and its intended meaning. And while we are all guilty of the odd typo or occasional grammar slip-up, as these people will confirm, a ...
The use of punctuation in band’s name, however, is nothing new. Exclamation points, question marks, periods and backslashes have been a included in the process of coming up with a band name since the ...
Conflict is an inherent part of human interaction, particularly when navigating power, influence, and persuasion. It’s no surprise that many of the posts on this page address the complexities of ...