[With apologies to Dylan Thomas, though I could argue that this is all about not going gentle into that goodnight] Do not go punctuating on a lark, Apostrophes don’t work just any way; Rage, rage against abusing of the mark. Though writers … [Read more...]
Small Things that Matter #4: Hyphen Hassles
Perhaps no piece of punctuation gives us more trouble than the hyphen, in particular when we are trying to decide whether to hyphenate a compound modifier. In that realm, the average writer is as consistent as the stock market these days. So, … [Read more...]
