Dennis Skinner

With this 'social media,' instead of letters you get emails. They're all written in a hurry, with no punctuation, no paragraphs - it's one continual stream, with spelling mistakes. Quite frankly I think it's a world I don't need. But I have to read them all because people say, 'Did you get my letter?' And it's not even a letter!

British Politician

James Fenton

When we study Shakespeare on the page, for academic purposes, we may require all kinds of help. Generally, we read him in modern spelling and with modern punctuation, and with notes. But any poetry that is performed - from song lyric to tragic speech - must make its point, as it were, without reference back.

British Poet

Laura Linney

I am very aware that playwrights, particularly good ones, have a intention for everything they write. Language and punctuation is used specifically, and most of the time actors can find wonderful clues about character in the rhythm and cadence of the language used.

American Actress

Kate Grenville

I've always had a problem with conventional punctuation of dialogue because it does seem to me to set it off too much from the narrative. I mean, in life, things don't stop while somebody says something, and then stuff starts up again; it's all happening at once.

Australian Author

Michael Morpurgo

It is really important that focusing on things such as spelling, punctuation, grammar and handwriting doesn't inhibit the creative flow. When I was at school there was a huge focus on copying and testing and it put me off words and stories for years.

English Author

Hugh Laurie

Celebrity is absolutely preposterous. Entertainment seems to be inflating. It used to be the punctuation to your life, a film or a novel or a play, a way of celebrating a good week or month. Now it feels as if it's all punctuation.

British Actor

Julie Burchill

Tears are sometimes an inappropriate response to death. When a life has been lived completely honestly, completely successfully, or just completely, the correct response to death's perfect punctuation mark is a smile.

British Journalist

Peter Bergen

Bin Laden's death is just a punctuation point on a set of problems they've had for a long time. I think the prognosis for al-Qaida and groups like it is really bad, and that's a good thing.

American Journalist

Abbas Kiarostami

Cinema seats make people lazy. They expect to be given all the information. But for me, question marks are the punctuation of life.

Iranian Director

Steve Martin

I'm tired of wasting letters when punctuation will do, period.

American Comedian

Punctuation guides readers on how to read sentences, like how to pause or stop.

Writing Clarity

Different punctuation can convey different emotions or intensities in writing.

Emotional Nuance

Punctuation rules may vary between languages, which could confuse multilingual learners.

Cultural Differences

Good punctuation is critical in academic papers to convey clear arguments and avoid ambiguity.

Academic Performance

In texts or online, punctuation imparts tone and friendliness; its absence may seem abrupt.

Digital Communication

Using punctuation skillfully in dialogue can show how a character speaks or feels.

Dialogue Writing

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 Today, every sentence, word, and punctuation mark in the Bill of RIghts is still considered fundamental to the freedoms Americans enjoy, even though the original framers left them out.