Centuries ago, the word “stickler” meant the judge of a duel who made sure all the rules were obeyed. To author Lynne Truss, those were the good old days. At least people listened to th… ...

The Associated Press Stylebook and the Chicago Manual of Style lay out lots of basic punctuation rules. But in certain gray areas, they’re useless.

Instead, Punctuation Without Tears keeps the tone light and practical. After a brief chapter on the purpose of punctuation, followed by another setting out three golden rules, the book devotes a ...

Grammar Moses: On punctuation and perspective Posted April 09, ... You can buy Jim's new book, "Grammar Moses: A humorous guide to grammar and usage," at grammarmosesthebook.com.

Once upon a time, there were no grammar rules and writers were free to experiment with punctuation as they saw fit. It wasn’t until the late 1700s that grammar books became popular (and ...

The construction of statutes and patent claims use similar grammar rules, but claim interpretation has a skilled artisan component. Words and punctuation do not exist in a vacuum.

Bottom Line: Since this simple spelling/punctuation rule seem’s so difficult for so many, maybe its’ time to just change the rule? Update: I don’t know if anybody has ever done research on ...