If there is one type of punctuation that most commonly confuses writers of all ages, it is the semicolon. You know, the comma with the dot hovering over it. However, using semicolons is not difficult once you know the rules of the two main ways to use them. Today, we’ll…
Do you think NASA launched rockets into orbit by setting up the launch pad, shrugging, and flipping a switch? Is a bridge built by one engineer without double checking calculations and everyone else silently hopes for the best as the first train crosses over the canyon? Does a surgeon finish…
Commas cause a lot of problems, both because we do not always know exactly where to place them, and because when we do not have them (or have too many of them), our sentences become highly confusing. Punctuation marks are like traffic signals. Without stoplights and yield signs and turn…