Julian Shapiro | How to Punctuate

Julian Shapiro, (Shapiro n.d.)

Summary

1. Separate danglers with a comma
2. If you can, use a period instead of a comma
3. In a list, use a comma before the final “and”
4. Use a comma before introducing a question
5. Don’t use a comma to represent vocal pauses
6. Don’t use ellipses
7. Avoid semicolons
8. Only use colons for standalone sentences
9. Place ending punctuation inside quotation marks
10. Punctuate within full-sentence parentheses
11. Don’t use exclamation marks outside of dialogue

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