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Signaling Emphasis and Emotion in English and Turkish Writing

Imperatives in English and Turkish: From Direct Orders to Suggestions to Polite Requests (Part 1)

Imperatives in English and Turkish: From Direct Orders to Suggestions to Polite Requests (Part 2)

Subordination in English: Adverbial (Adverb) Clauses

Subordination in English: Relative & Reduced Relative Clauses (Participles, Verbless Clauses)

Subordination in English: Nominal (Noun) Clauses (Content, Complement, and Verbless Clauses)

The “Hidden” Turkish Subject: Turkish as a Topic-Prominent Language

Two Basic Principles of Turkish Syntax and Other General Properties (As Compared to English)

How French (and Not English) Continues Shaping Turkish Writing

Separated by a Common Language: British vs. American English (Quotations)

Separated by a Common Language: British vs. American English (Abbreviations)

What is clefting, or which is correct, “what his point is is that…” or “his point is is that…”?

Use of Inversion Constructions in the English Language

How to Write Better (in Any Language): The Universal Principles of Information Structure

Comparing English and Turkish Sentence Classifications

Reconsidering the Classifications of Verbals in English and Turkish: Missing Categories

Separated by a Common Language: British vs. American English (Usage)

The TDK’s Punctuation Guidelines… Don’t Always Make Sense

Punctuating the Way We Speak

Brief History of Punctuation: From Greeks to Geeks