New research finds a period, or the lack of one, changes the way a text reply is interpreted. The Oxford English Dictionary’s recent announced that its 2015 “word ...

The vital role punctuation marks play in giving meaning, direction and flow to any writing cannot be over emphasised. A carelessly placed comma, hyphen, semi-colon, full colon or quotation mark can ...

Funny examples of how punctuation changes meaning. I've used examples found on the internet of meaning changes caused by missing commas and full stops to create a worksheet. The worksheet helps pupils ...

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 ...

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 ...

Poor punctuation: all rules and no play. Countless style guides over the ages have prescribed the exacting rules for where to put your em-dashes, your en-dashes, your commas, your Oxford commas, your ...

Texting is kinda dumb, but unfortunately, it's an unavoidable thing in 2015. Through practice and patience, we learn the careful nuances necessary in crafting a perfect text. It's almost as if vocal ...

A bundle is a package of resources grouped together to teach a particular topic, or a series of lessons, in one place. Funny examples of how punctuation changes meaning. I've used examples found on ...