koavf@lemmy.mlM to Typography@lemmy.ml · 14 days ago

Could the Semicolon Die Out? Recent Analysis Finds a Decline in Its Usage in British Literature and Confusion Among U.K. Students

www.smithsonianmag.com

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Could the Semicolon Die Out? Recent Analysis Finds a Decline in Its Usage in British Literature and Confusion Among U.K. Students

www.smithsonianmag.com

koavf@lemmy.mlM to Typography@lemmy.ml · 14 days ago

Not only are semicolons evidently becoming more rare, but young people are less aware of how to use them, according to a survey

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I use it whenever I can; it’s the bees knees.

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