Hacker News with Generative AI: Punctuation

In the Matter of the Commas (theamericanscholar.org)
For the true literary stylist, this seemingly humble punctuation mark is a matter of precision, logic, individuality, and music
Grammar, Punctuation, Writing, Style, Literature
7 points by apollinaire 2 days ago | 0 comments
How to Use Em Dashes (–), En Dashes (–), and Hyphens (-) (merriam-webster.com)
Be dashing—and do it well
Writing, Grammar, Punctuation
642 points by Stratoscope 6 days ago | 461 comments
How to use an en-dash and em-dash correctly? (BrE) (lighthouseproofreading.co.uk)
There are hyphens. Then there are dashes. There’s the en dash. Then there’s the em dash.
Writing, Grammar, Punctuation
38 points by susam 11 days ago | 43 comments
Interrobang (wikipedia.org)
Punctuation, Linguistics, History
4 points by alexpate 56 days ago | 0 comments
The curious case of the missing period (tjaart.substack.com)
Grammar, Writing, Punctuation
531 points by the_real_tjaart 316 days ago | 193 comments
'Proper punctuation' to return after apostrophe ban (bbc.co.uk)
Language, Grammar, UK News, Punctuation
12 points by UltimateEdge 321 days ago | 4 comments