In July of 2007, a young British gamer calling himself Yahtzee made a short, swear-laden cartoon about the demo for the PS3 game The Darkness. While the presentation was basic and the format was a bit ...

This week with fun facts from your library, I’m bringing you random but relevant information about punctuation and celebrating National Punctuation Day which is held on September 24 th every year.

Is nothing sacred anymore? Now we can’t even text — text, the thing millennials practically invented on T9 keyboards — without being called out by Gen Z. The generation who banned skinny jeans and ...

Effective written communication is crucial in the digital age. Common punctuation errors can undermine credibility in professional and academic settings. Mastering comma usage, apostrophes, semicolons ...

Punctuation plays a vital role in shaping how writing is understood. From full stops to semicolons, each mark helps guide meaning, structure, and emotion in a sentence. Misuse can lead to confusion, ...

Tired of ending your sentences with a boring period or exclamation point? Try one of these uncommon punctuation marks instead, and impress your grammar-loving friends. Uncommon punctuation marks ...

Forget black rhinos and the Amazon rainforest: there’s something arguably just as precious joining the endangered species list, only this time, it’s a grammatical rather than biological extinction ...

The age-old semicolon is dying out as Britons admit to never or rarely using the punctuation mark, a study has found. In 19th century English literature it appeared once in every 205 words, but today ...

Emphasizes the importance of punctuation in written communication. It follows Tony, a student, as he learns to properly punctuate his report about magician Alberto. Through dialogue and examples, the ...

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Em Dash vs. En Dash: These are not interchangeable. Em dashes are longer and often used to set off a strong pause or interruption. En dashes are shorter and typically used for ranges (pages 10-20).