In today’s era of hashtag-heavy tweets, abbreviation-filled texts and quickly dashed-off emails, you might not think it matters if your written communications have lots of typos and no punctuation.

Thanks to technology, communicating in shorthand is not only acceptable but expected. But the rules of grammar, spelling, punctuation and proper word use still matter in formal business communication.

Punctuation marks may be small, but they carry a lot of weight—shaping tone, clarifying meaning and even signaling the writer’s personality. I adore the em dash; I tend to be a bit of a drama queen ...

Exclamation points used to be a rare signal of extreme intensity. Now they're everywhere, from news headlines to business emails and text messages. Thanks to our smartphone-obsessed culture, the ...

Proper punctuation is key to written communication, but it can be difficult to master. The Punctuation Guide is a webapp that teaches you to use punctuation appropriately. Just click on a ...

As indicated in the introduction to Division of Marketing and Communications’ Grammar and Style Guide:. Correct grammar, punctuation, and “style” may seem old-fashioned these days, but their absence ...

Candace Moody Candace oversees the regional workforce development organization serving six counties around Jacksonville. She directs corporate communications for the organization, where she has ...

Whether it is in direct speech or the indirect, punctuation marks such as the comma, full stop and question mark should be diligently and carefully handled to avoid confusion or outright errors.

But punctuation and grammar often tails off online, with many users not bothering with capital letters at all. The survey found that 69% of people use correct punctuation in text messages, but on ...