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Marked decline in semicolons in English books, study suggests Usage of punctuation down almost half in two decades as further research finds 67% of British students rarely use it

#Punctuation #Semicolons #LanguageTrends

straight on view of my right forearm it now bears a very hand-drawn rendition of the iconic buster sword menu from the start of FF7, with the words "NEW GAME" and "Continue?" in pixel font on a wraparound ribbon around the sword, plus a couple of frankly unnecessary flowers the art looks kinda shitty in this photo but that's partially because my skin is being stretched by the second-skin protector, the lines do look straight IRL when your eyes compensate for the flexible surface

three-quarter rotation of the arm showing the same subject, just to try to get more angles with less glare from the plastic protector

a closeup of an enamel pin superglued to one of my many satchels, showing the same buster sword with text motif, but much simplified (and probably more elegant for it)

[fresh tattoo]

spur of the moment. probably not a sensible decision or design. whatever, id been hum/hawing about it for literally a decade, time's a wastin'

(though in hindsight: i would have got a better result actually bringing in the pin i wanted copied than […]

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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?

#Semicolons are becoming increasingly rare; their disappearance should be resisted

The ; first appeared in 1494

A recent study has found a 50% decline in the use of semicolons over the last 2 decades

The decline accelerates a #longterm #trend

#Grammar #English
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So. Many. Semicolons.

#amediting #editing #edit #edits #bookediting #bookedit #manuscript #writing #write #writinglife #writesky #writingcommunity #writerlife #amwriting #writer #writers #author #authors #indie #indieauthor #semicolon #semicolons #toomanysemicolons

Marked decline in semicolons in English books, study suggests Usage of punctuation down almost half in two decades as further research finds 67% of British students rarely use it

As an expat from the U.S., I miss #semicolons; I notice they are not used as much in the UK. Test your knowledge here on how to properly use them - if you dare!! #grammar #punctuation #Librarians www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

Image shows colourful stacks of books, with more books in the background.

When not here, I’m in my happy place, writing; beguiled by a menagerie of books. 📚🐘🦏🦒🦁🦓💕

#Writing #Books #HappyPlace #Semicolons #MadSentences

Semicolons! Do you know how to use one and would you even notice if they disappeared? | First Dog on the Moon Semicolons are on notice!

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Haha @firstdogonthemoon.bsky.social

If #Trump doesn't understand #paragraphs no doubt his brain would explode trying #semicolons 🤯

#firstdogonthemoon 👋🙌🙌

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I fought the copy editor; the copy editor won.

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#semicolons

Marked decline in semicolons in English books, study suggests Usage of punctuation down almost half in two decades as further research finds 67% of British students rarely use it

Many like to argue about the need and usage of #semicolons, but do YOU use them?
Do you know how to use them properly? 😃
#writers

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Marked decline in semicolons in English books, study suggests Usage of punctuation down almost half in two decades as further research finds 67% of British students rarely use it

Marked decline in #semicolons in English books, study suggests.
Usage of punctuation down almost half in two decades as further research finds 67% of British students rarely use it
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Marked decline in semicolons in English books, study suggests Usage of punctuation down almost half in two decades as further research finds 67% of British students rarely use it

The easy rule for semicolons: Use them to join two grammatically complete units if they form a single idea together.

Correct:
We were ninjas; we were mighty.

Incorrect:
We were ninjas; we wanted a diet coke.

#grammar #semicolons #ninjas #AmWriting #AmTeaching

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Marked decline in semicolons in English books, study suggests Usage of punctuation down almost half in two decades as further research finds 67% of British students rarely use it

Shame! I like semicolons.

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#xl8 #semicolons

Karl Thinks Semicolons are Stupid; I Disagree Erik Deckers is a newspaper humor columnist and book author who writes about current events and personal stories for 10 newspapers around Indiana.

I think people who hate semicolons just don't know how to use them and jump on the "I hate semicolons" bandwagon.

Karl Thinks Semicolons are Stupid; I Disagree. laughing-stalk.blogspot.com/2025/03/karl... #humor #humorcolumn #semicolons #punctuation

The half-inch thick instruction book for the Lego globe, bent on one corner to show its girth

This is not a catalog; this is the instruction book.

#semicolons

Is it just me, or does #Grammerly REALY likes #semicolons? Maybe even a bit too much. Or maybe it's not an issue of like... Does it also have traumas about programming in #JAVA?

We Don’t Talk about Semicolons | Sean Werkema's Blog

Botched up #Unix & #C #history aside, a good discussion on why #ProgrammingLanguages use #semicolons:

“We Don’t Talk About Semicolons” [2022], Sean Werkema (www.werkema.com/2022/02/10/w...).

#PLDI #Programming #Syntax #Algol #Pascal #ComputerHistory

Thank the lord.

#copyediting
#IreneDunne
#semicolons

#60at60 - @rushtheband got us to halfway; find out which album starts the inbound leg of our journey through my musical history. Sunday morning on all channels.


Yes, even my tweets have #semicolons

I'm starting to think you can psych profile people based on their use of #semicolons and #twospaces after sentences. #ihatesemicolons