Punctuation

Quotation Marks — Pick Your Variety

Single or double, UK or US — pick your quote-mark style once and never wobble again

Roger Fielding 1 min read

Punctuation

Dashes (En & Em)

That aside you tack onto an email at 4:55 on a Friday — en dash or em, sorted

Roger Fielding 11 min read

Punctuation

Hyphens & Compound Adjectives

You write 'ten year old boy' and pause — is that hyphenated, and where exactly do they go

Roger Fielding 11 min read

Punctuation

Parentheses & Brackets

Finishing an email at ten to five, you wonder where the full stop lands with brackets

Roger Fielding 12 min read

Punctuation

The Punctuation Map

The map of the marks — which one to reach for, and where to start

Roger Fielding 2 min read

Punctuation

The Punctuation Map

A calm way in — which mark to open next and where UK and US really part ways

Roger Fielding 4 min read

Punctuation

Punctuation — Complete Map

Nobody apologises for their nouns, but everyone flinches at a comma — here's the whole map

Roger Fielding 1 min read