SOME British readers might wonder why a London-based publication uses double inverted commas like "these". And some American readers may wonder why commas and full stops (er, periods) sometimes appear ...

Everyone over the age of three knows that you can add inverted commas to make Google search for an exact phrase – but there are some tricks known only to elite Google Ninjas. Whether you’re searching ...

Word, word, word, word, word, punctuation mark. This is how we read. Sometimes there are more words, or fewer. Occasionally additional marks—commas, em-dashes—enter the mix. But that’s pretty much how ...

You know you're growing up when you lose patience with "inverted commas". I mean in speech rather than in writing. In writing, they remain very useful: how else could we tell the difference between a ...

One person opposed to gay marriage tried to intervene in the discussion, claiming it's right to ignore others' marital status because you disagree with their choice of partner. @NickyAACampbell I ...