A Very Brief History of Punctuation
Did you know that some early Greek and Latin texts lacked any punctuation whatsoever? There often weren't even distinct line breaks or paragraphs either. It was up to the reader or orator to figure it out. Can you imagine reading dense philosophy or a mathematics lesson without the information being separated into paragraphs with sentences? Yikes!
Topics: punctuation, periods, em dash, question mark, exclamation point
It is not uncommon to see commas, semicolons, and periods confused when it comes to joining two independent clauses for forceful and effective writing. Make your writing more powerful by understanding the proper use of the semicolon.
Topics: punctuation, periods, independent clauses, effective writing
In punctuation-speak, a point is a period. Here's a tip on using points.
Topics: punctuation, abbreviations, points, periods
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