This Nuts and Bolts Guide is a non-exhaustive collection of intermediate punctuation and grammar rules that are especially pertinent to copywriters.

If you are working as a writer, you should already know the basics. You should know the intermediates – but you probably need a refresher. Just don’t tell anyone.

For advanced queries, consult the millions of style guides. Or for the daring, venture into online grammar forums, where the world as you know it goes to die. Like all forms of strange porn, what you find will either fascinate or confuse you. Probably both.

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