SOME British readers might wonder why a London-based publication uses double inverted commas like "these". And some American readers may wonder why commas and full stops (er, periods) sometimes appear ...

Lederer has long been one of America's most popular experts on language and grammar, but here he seems to be taking his cue from Lynn Truss in focusing on the ins and outs of commas, semi-colons and ...

To Oxford comma, or not to Oxford comma? That is the question which has been taxing the internet over the past 24 hours, after it emerged – erroneously, as it later turned out – that the Oxford comma ...

Experienced writers know this elegant punctuation mark is the best way to join closely related clauses; really, it’s the only way. “It’s too subtle,” author Jenny Hammer says. “People would rather ...

The Environment Secretary took time out from important policy matters such as the badger cull and the rural economy to urge officials to employ simplicity in their briefing notes and to warn against ...