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Meet the eye-catching comma – one of the UK's first butterfly species to appear in spring. The first butterfly of the year always lifts the spirits – and it’s often a comma. This butterfly seems to ...

Whether you’re an aspiring songwriter, just starting out, or an old pro, it’s helpful to look at the parts of a song and how best to arrange them. Playing with structure requires both sides of the ...

Currently the wrangle assumes that if example is a string that it's a user shorthand for several examples. This isn't always true, sometimes the example is meant to contain commas. Here's a workaround ...

Often, the comma before the conjunction "how" is lost or, conversely, placed where it is not needed. Experts say that this punctuation rule is one of the most difficult in the Russian language. Most ...

Use commas for lists, dialogue and complex sentences. The hungry comma chameleon is looking for tasty commas to eat. This literary lunching lizard needs your help to find the hidden commas in each ...

The following guidelines represent Leeds-specific styles and common sticking points. As language itself is always evolving, issues of style are also in constant flux. Our goal is to provide clear, ...

DEAR RICHARD: The Oxford comma, also known as the serial comma, is the comma used before the conjunction in a list of three or more items. For example: “I like to eat apples, bananas, and oranges.” I ...