10 punctuation secrets your teachers never told you

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Decoding language 10 punctuation secrets your teachers never told you 2 min. Punctuation shapes how we read, write, and think—yet it often goes unnoticed until its absence makes a sentence hard to understand. Most punctuation marks weren't always part of the language; many have surprising backstories, and some are even relatively recent additions to English grammar. Here are the stories behind 10 marks that give structure—and meaning—to our sentences. Read full article

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