Proper grammar and word usage are essential, of course, but sloppy punctuation can confuse readers and even distort your meaning.
Blogger Vittorioso introduces his advice:
Follow these simple guidelines from the Associated Press Stylebook for proper use of these punctuation staples that'll keep your writing crisp.He covers these seven so-called "punctuation staples":
- apostrophe
- comma
- colon
- semicolon
- quotation marks
- ellipsis
- hyphen
For more advice on these punctuation marks and eight others, see the punctuation entries at Garbl's Editorial Style Manual.
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