Our best punctuation mark is dying out; people need to learn how to use it - IN FOCUS: The poor, misunderstood semicolon is under threat. Helen Coffey laments its decline and makes the case for re ...

Learn the finer points of punctuation April 9, 2007 College English prof Michael Leddy teaches you five quick-and-dirty rules for improving your punctuation skills.

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IN FOCUS: The poor, misunderstood semicolon is under threat. Helen Coffey laments its decline and makes the case for re-educating ourselves on its usefulness as the chicest grammatical tool ...