Liz in Newport Beach, Calif., posed a good question about commas. Consider the following two sentences. "Days are usually great, but, when they aren't great, they still pass in 24 hours." "Every word ...

Sept. 24 is National Punctuation Day, a time to think about all those lowly, little dots, lines, and squiggles that adorn the written word. One of the websites promoting the occasion announces, ...

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has urged his staff to make sure the State Department is properly using commas, according to emails obtained by CNN. CNN reported Wednesday that Pompeo’s top staff has ...

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has a problem with improper punctuation and his staff is making sure everyone at the State Department knows about it. According to CNN, the former Kansas congressman is ...