Colons: How to Use Them
By Erika SuffernLike a semicolon, a colon can connect two independent clauses, but it has several other uses as well . . .
Published 20 September 2017
Apostrophes: One Mark, Three Ways
By Jennifer RappaportApostrophes can be used in three ways . . .
Published 20 September 2017
From the Vault: Hyphens and En Dashes the MLA Way
By Angela GibsonGet tips on using en dashes and hyphens from our previously unpublished style guidelines . . .
Published 19 September 2017
Ellipsis at the Beginning of a Quotation
By Michael KandelRead these three tips for effectively quoting from sources . . .
Published 19 September 2017
A Dash of Sense
By Angela GibsonGet tips on how to avoid dashes run amok.
Published 18 September 2017
There’s Nothing Wrong with a Full Stop
By Michael KandelMany writers feel that the longer the sentence, the more elegant the style . . .
Published 15 September 2017
Serial Commas and Serial Semicolons
By Erika SuffernPerhaps no mark of punctuation ruffles feathers more than the serial comma. But what about the serial semicolon? . . .
Published 15 June 2017
Punctuation with Titles
By Jennifer RappaportLearn how to handle titles with tricky punctuation.
Published 3 May 2017
Commas, Conjunctions, and Modifiers
By Jennifer RappaportMany writers and even editors have trouble deciding where to place the commas in these kinds of sentences.
Published 4 April 2017
To Splice or Not to Splice?
By Angela GibsonWriters should generally not use a comma to connect two independent clauses, and editors of fiction and nonfiction should be alert for them.
Published 28 March 2017