Why this common punctuation mark is suddenly disappearing from our language

The Vanishing Semicolon: A Cultural Shift in Punctuation Punctuation is not just a matter of grammar; it tells the story of ...

‘How Punctuation Remade the World’ author explains the unexpected history of those little marks

Punctuation is the sturdy armature of written language, yet it does its job quietly, in the background. We tend to spend far ...
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This punctuation mark is semi-dead. People have thoughts.

LONDON — Like the fissionable atom, punctuation marks are wee items capable of causing a tremendous release of energy. Passionate disagreement over the use of exclamation points is so familiar that a ...
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Semicolons are at risk of dying out; do YOU know how to use the once-popular punctuation mark?

The age-old semicolon is dying out as Britons admit to never or rarely using the punctuation mark, a study has found. In English-written 19th century literature it appeared once in every 205 words, ...