What are full stops and commas?
Full stops and commas are punctuation marks. A full stop ends a sentence. A comma shows a pause, breaks up a list or separates parts of a sentence. Full stops are easy. They always go at the end ...
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The History of The Full-Stop, Comma in a Single Book
Claire Cock-Starkey's new non-fiction Hyphens & Hashtags explores how punctuation such as full-stops, commas and exclamation marks have come to be part of our day-to-day writings. While the ...
The Daily Californian · 1dThe comma, a mechanism for comprehension
Punctuation may be small, its rules arbitrary, but it is mighty. A single comma, em dash or semicolon can totally alter the point of a sentence.
The Punch on MSN.com · Feb 25, 2025Five punctuation errors to avoid in reported speech
Whether it is in direct speech or the indirect, punctuation marks such as the comma, full stop and question mark should be diligently and carefully handled to avoid confusion or outright errors.
Odisha TV · 12d“Anuj Kapadia is a comma, not a full stop”: Gaurav Khanna hints at possible return to Anupamaa
Gaurav Khanna hints at possible return as Anuj Kapadia in Anupamaa; clears air on Rupali Ganguly fallout rumours; wins Celebrity MasterChef post-exit.
WhatsApp conversations feeling tense? It’s probably the full stops
Indeed, linguistics experts have now confirmed that, in the largely punctuation-free world of informal text messaging, an unexpected full stop can seem deliberate, as if showing that something ...