Hyphens, En Dashes, and Em Dashes: When to Use Them and How to Type Them
The hyphen, the em dash, and the en dash are all horizontal marks of varying lengths. Each functions quite differently from the others. Below are...
One Space or Two after Periods?
Do you use one space or two after periods? Many people are surprisingly (even ridiculously) passionate about this issue. The Two-Space Camp Those who favor...
Punctuating with Parentheses
Which of these sentences containing parenthetical expressions are punctuated correctly? The convention will be held at the Hilton (Riverside, not Downtown). Although the director had...
Punctuating with Quotation Marks: Part 2
Elsewhere on this site, we have discussed the proper way to punctuate sentences containing quotation marks. One of our subscribers asked about situations not covered...
When to Use a Comma before And in a Sentence
Two specific situations call for the use of a comma before “and.” The first is created when we have three or more items in a...
