The Oxford Comma, should you really care about what it is? Some people think not. The Oxford – or serial – comma is the one inserted just before the words “and” or “or” in the last item in a list of three or more items. That’s straightforward...
Read moreMany people do not understand whether they should use a colon or a comma before quotation marks, to introduce direct speech. In truth, it doesn’t really matter, and if you are introducing a quotation by using words such as “he...
Read moreThere may be many occasions when you are composing a written document that you have to stop and ask yourself: “what punctuation mark should I use?” Punctuation marks can be very confusing, and there are endless lists and rules out...
Read morePunctuation is not really that important, right? WRONG! It’s very important, and a tiny, misplaced comma or question mark can cost millions of dollars or break someone’s heart. That’s why using native English proofreading...
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