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The Independent on MSN15 天
Our best punctuation mark is dying out; people need to learn how to use it
Our best punctuation mark is dying out; people need to learn how to use it - IN FOCUS: The poor, misunderstood semicolon is ...
The politics of punctuation
"Rend your cheeks and rub ashes into your hair," said The Spectator, for the semicolon, that "most elegant, elusive of ...
12 Little-Known Punctuation Marks More People Should Be Using
Tired of ending your sentences with a boring period or exclamation point? Try one of these uncommon punctuation marks instead ...
The Independent15 天
Our best punctuation mark is dying out; people need to learn how to use it
Various respected writers, including Kurt Vonnegut, Edgar Allan Poe, Gertrude Stein and Cormac McCarthy, have publicly denounced my favourite punctuation mark as “showy”, “unnecessary ...
Using This Punctuation Mark May Reveal Your Age, Experts Say
67% of Gen Z say they see the value in the punctuation mark, despite not being inclined to use it often. “That gap between ...
Semicolons are becoming increasingly rare; their disappearance should be resisted
The Apostrophe Protection Society is going along very strongly; perhaps we need a Semicolon Supporting Society?
The Washington Post1 个月
Some people think AI writing has a tell — the em dash. Writers disagree.
In recent months, commenters on social media have zeroed in on the humble punctuation mark — or its overuse — as a sign that writing is produced by generative AI tools like OpenAI’s ChatGPT ...
Daily Mail16 天
Experts reveal semicolons are at risk of dying out; do YOU know how to use the once-popular ...
The age-old semicolon is dying out as Britons admit to never or rarely using the punctuation mark, a study has found. In 19th century English literature it appeared once in every 205 words ...