One comma or two? Why? I love the picture above, and although it may not seem to connect with showing us some American punctuation rules … it actually does for many rules, especially commas. There’s a rule that says where…
Parentheses ( ), Brackets [ ], & Braces { }
I was looking up ways to explain (in my Brush Up on Your Business Writing workbook) how these three different punctuation marks highlight information, and I realized I had NO idea when we are supposed to use braces. So I…
Parentheses With Other Punctuation
Following up on posts using colons, ellipsis marks, and semicolons in sentences, here’s a quick primer on using parentheses, which generally enclose nonessential (although important) information. And please remember: The examples below show how to punctuate using parentheses. In many of these examples,…