The commas are the most useful and usable of all the stops. It is highly important to put them in place as… — Lewis Thomas Copy Share Image
RHETORIC The art of making life less believable; the calculated use of language, not to alarm but to do full harm to… — Ben Marcus Copy Share Image
“The one critisism the author of Slaugherhouse-Five would make of the young writer was what he called a punctuation problem. Mr. Vonnegut… — John Irving Copy Share Image
I recently heard of someone studying the ellipsis (or three dots) for a PhD. And, I have to say, I was horrified.… — Lynne Truss Copy Share Image
“So we’re seemingly in quite a pickle. Sometimes a period provides too much pause between these two sentences, but the comma doesn’t… — Jenny Baranick Copy Share Image
And, now, come to this spot Where the spotlight is hot And you'll see in the spotlight A Juggling Jott Who can… — Dr. Seuss Copy Share Image
Screwing things up is a virtue. Being correct is never the point. I have an almost fanatically correct assistant, and by the… — Robert Rauschenberg Copy Share Image
