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A few years ago while copy editing an article, I was shocked to see something like this: “I lecture my sales staff about what I call ‘me syndrome,’” Jones said. What shocked me was the punctuation.

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I can think of a few things off the top of my head that I hope never to use: math, a fire extinguisher, Pepto Bismol, and the flotation device on the bottom of my seat cushion on an airplane. In ...

An errant set of quote marks can completely change a sentence’s meaning. For instance, a Post-It that reads “I’m ‘sorry’ for eating your leftovers!” from your roommate suggests your roommate isn’t ...