Advanced Rules: Punctuation Pitfalls

Here's where things start to get really messy.

The semicolon is the new comma, the new space, the new period.

• The semicolon is not a period, but it's often confused for one.
• The comma is a comma, but only if you're using the correct font.
• The period is the period, but only in certain circumstances.

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