HOUSTON – Proper punctuation is less relevant in an age of fleeting digital communication, and an unscientific survey of Houston teens finds they use very little punctuation in informal correspondence ...

Punctuation can get you punched. It doesn’t matter if it’s good punctuation or bad. I’ve irked people using either. There was the time that I was suckered into working on a group project to produce a ...

As lawyers, our existence is governed by rules: court rules, procedural rules, evidentiary rules and Bluebook rules, just to name a few. We are not, however, immune to the effects of media influences, ...

Quick: When is it appropriate to use a semicolon in a sentence? How about a colon or exclamation point? Not sure? You’re not alone. Punctuation mistakes are common in everything from e-mails to ...

Incorrect spelling and punctuation can be the making or breaking of a message. While everyone was taught about the importance of correct grammar at school, many didn't bother to pay attention and are ...

It's no secret that text messaging has changed the way we communicate, but it has also changed the meaning of sentences, punctuation, and grammar. So, we want to know, does proper grammar matter to ...

If you hang out with anyone under 30, you might have noticed that punctuation has been getting a bad rap lately, especially when it comes to texting. While putting a period at the end of a sentence ...

Raise your hand if you liked sentence diagramming in school. Is your hand raised? If so: Really? Ew. For normal-ish people, diagramming, if not always a fun exercise, is one of many tools to help ...

All artistic structures are said to possess three formative and aesthetic qualities: order, connection, and rhythm. Jonathan Swift, the author of Gulliver’s Travels, once defined good style in writing ...