Reply #32: True--punctuation is what is called "usage," as are spelling, capitalization, etc.

[tblue37]

In fact, my website is called Grammar and Usage for the Non-Expert, and the first article listed in my article index explains the distinction between grammar and usage:

"Why Does She Keep Saying Grammar and Usage?"
http://grammartips.homestead.com/grammarandusage.html

BTW, notice that hyphen in "Non-Expert." It is quite unnecessary, but not forbidden. That is often the case with hyphens, and in fact Americans use more hyphens than Brits do. The reason I hyphenated that word there (whereas I seldom would do so in other writing situations) is that I wanted to emphasize that a person who has little grammar or usage expertise can nevertheless understand my explanations. I felt that isolating "Non" with a hyphen added that extra bit of emphasis.