Here’s an interesting question posed to me recently: Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly? Look for fresh basil at your local grocery store, and, if it isn’t available, tell the ...

“You know, I don’t think I have the authority to change the outcome.” That single line from former Vice President Mike Pence’s book “So Help Me God” contains what Pence reportedly told investigators ...

Reporting other people’s speeches or writings is a technical exercise in which punctuation marks play strategic roles. Whether it is in direct speech or the indirect, punctuation marks such as the ...