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The Old Style of Punctuation in English: What Has Changed Over the Past Century?

Conveying Intonation in English and Turkish Writing

Imperative Sentences in English: From Direct Orders to Suggestions to Polite Requests

Imperative Sentences in Turkish: From Direct Orders to Suggestions to Polite Requests

Subordination in English: Relative Clauses

The “Holy” Subject in an English Sentence: English as a Subject-Prominent Language

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

British English and American English: The Use of Quotation Marks

British English and American English: The Use of Abbreviations

French and English Styles and Punctuation Patterns: A Few Style Remarks

Clefting in English, or “What the Point Is... Is That…” vs. “The Point Is.. Is That…”?

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

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

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

A Brief History of Punctuation: From Greeks to Irish Geeks to Minimalists to Digitalist Textspeak

The Turkish Language Reform and Its Discontents

The Use of Plain Language in Medicine: Lay Terminology and Health Literacy

British English and American English: Grammar and Usage