Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This generational texting habit might be worse than using capital letters. This "Boomer" punctuation irritates Gen Z recipients — ...

Punctuation marks are the flesh and bones of every modern written language. Sometimes, missing out a comma can completely change the meaning of a sentence (for example, “Let’s eat Grandpa!” means ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Imagine you're playing charades. You draw a card that prompts you to act out a phone conversation. What shape does your hand take?

Generational differences in punctuation use highlighted by 'Boomer Ellipses' phenomenon. Gen Z puzzled by older generations' extensive ellipsis use. Understanding historical context key to improving ...

The job description of the ellipsis has changed, Matthew J.X. Malady writes. His emails, his text messages…full of three-point shots. Clay Shirky hypothesizes to him that “people are trying to use ...

This is an excerpt from Post copy editor Bill Walsh’s monthly Grammar Geekery chat, which takes place the first Tuesday of each month. Chatters wanted to explore the many punctuation marks that ...