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Who Said That?: Why Some Books Forgo Quotation Marks

Sally Rooney's books, and many others, don't use quotation marks. What is gained, and lost, when books forgo this punctuation?

The Exclamation Mark! A Brief History!

"Bang," "screamer, "wonderer": the exclamation mark has gone by many names. The history of this explosive mark is a fascinating one!

Dash Happy: 6 Dashing Em Dash Examples in Literature

The em dash is fabulous, flexible, and at times perplexing. These 6 em dash examples from literature show the multi-use punctuation mark in all its glory.