When you are writing, inverted commas or speech marks go before and after direct speech, surrounding what was said. Inverted commas make it clear when someone is speaking by sitting high up above the ...

Word, word, word, word, word, punctuation mark. This is how we read. Sometimes there are more words, or fewer. Occasionally additional marks—commas, em-dashes—enter the mix. But that’s pretty much how ...

HAPPY National Grammar Day, everyone. Today's offering is only marginally on grammar. We've asked "What is grammar anyway?" here at Johnson. The layperson would almost certainly answer "those ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. While it’s not the first time I’ve landed in hot water over a column, it was certainly one of the least expected. My mistake? The ...

Everyone over the age of three knows that you can add inverted commas to make Google search for an exact phrase – but there are some tricks known only to elite Google Ninjas. Whether you’re searching ...

Inverted commas make it clear when someone is speaking by sitting high up above the speech. Making sure they stay either side of what's being said, they open at the start and close at the end of the ...