I’ve currently paused writing this punctuation guide, but here’s what I have so far! Hello and welcome to the wonderful world of punctuation! This guide aims to cover formal, informal,…

Interrobangs are very rare — used neither in formal nor informal English, but only by nerds such as I (because we’re cool!). A question mark and exclamation point (or several)…

Exclamation points add emphasis! In formal English, they’re used sparingly, but informally, they’re often disturbingly necessary. (That was a lot of adverbs, but I refuse to delete them just because…

As you have likely presumed, a question mark asks a question. But what counts as a question? That is yours to decide. Direct questions A question mark is used at…

When people talk about grammar, usage, and punctuation, it’s in terms of correctness. It’s usually followed by a lament of the loss of Good English, of how our beautiful language…

Periods are at first glance a simple punctuation mark, yet in certain contexts they fall with a dramatic weight like a scroll with a prophecy falling unseen past jagged cliffs…

  Here are my guidelines on how to use some much-neglected horizontal lines that are a great joy to contemplate — and even use — when understood and respected. (I’ve…