Generational differences in punctuation use highlighted by 'Boomer Ellipses' phenomenon. Gen Z puzzled by older generations' extensive ellipsis use. Understanding historical context key to improving ...

Punctuation basics are easy. A period ends a sentence. A comma represents a pause. A quotation mark indicates a quotation. An apostrophe shows possession. Most people get that. But the finer points — ...

As a punctuation mark, ellipsis refers to the dots which indicate a deliberate omission of one or more words ( or other elements) in a sentence. The writer uses it to save certain details usually ...