Most of us are familiar with “Boomer ellipses,” or the ominous ”...” some texters use in place of a full stop or comma. Even double spacing can reveal your age; older typists prefer it, especially ...

Using a full stop or any other punctuation mark to end a message could be the equivalent of slamming the door in someone’s face after a conversation. Or it might just be that you like to use correct ...

The Romans and the Ancient Greeks didn’t use punctuation at all. They didn’t even have gaps between words. This is called scriptio continua, writing as one continuous string of capital letters, so ...

A full stop is used at the end of an idea or thought, and is an important rule in proper grammar. But text messages are changing the rules, as a new study finds digital messages ending with one aren't ...

In order to make your writing clear, you need to use commas. As well as using them to separate out key information, or divide up different clauses, commas can also completely change the meaning of a ...

A discussion about punctuation marks is like opening the Pandora`s Box. Out come the full stop (.), the comma (,), the semi colon (;), the colon (), the question mark ...

Why are online jokes funnier without punctuation and capital letters? Academics and social media users weigh in on Twitter’s most unexplained phenomenon. By Amelia Tait The first person to notice it ...

Incorrect spelling and punctuation can be the making or breaking of a message. While everyone was taught about the importance of correct grammar at school, many didn't bother to pay attention and are ...

As a new owner of an iPhone 5 that can take dictation, I’m still playing around with Siri and the various places and times that it makes sense to use my voice instead of the keyboard. Obviously, a ...