Dash or hyphen? There is a difference!  But many people do not know this.  You need to know when to use a dash or hyphen. A hyphen (-) is used to divide words that split at the end of a line, or [...]

When we talk about contractions and how they are shown in punctuation, we need first to understand the difference between abbreviations and contractions. Abbreviation and contractions of words [...]

When we discuss acronyms, we really need to clarify the difference between acronyms and initialisms,  acronyms are abbreviations formed from letters of other words, usually the letter of each [...]

Parentheses are not the most common form of punctuation, but it helps to know how they are used. Here is a good explanation of how and when parentheses are used from the website, [...]

What we call a period in American English is also known as a full stop British English.  The period is the punctuation mark at the end of the sentence.  Here’s a simple definition: Period [...]

What to say about the question mark, huh????? This is what a dictionary definition is: question mark noun * a punctuation mark (?) indicating a question. *  used to express doubt or uncertainty [...]

Quotation marks are a way of separating out a word, a phrase, a quote attributed to somebody and written exactly as it is spoken. Quotation marks, known also as quotes or inverted commas, can be [...]

The job of a semi-colon is quite difficult to describe.  Moreover, he a controversial little guy – some say he has no use whatever, and others could not write without him. semi-colon noun A [...]

We all know what an exclamation mark is, but do we know how to use it? Here is a dictionary definition: exclamation mark (exclamation point) noun a punctuation mark (!) indicating an exclamation. [...]

The comma is important.  It is not used as much as it should be in written English, and this makes comprehension of sentences a whole lot more difficult, especially if English is not your native [...]