koavf@lemmy.mlM to Typography@lemmy.ml · 6 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 · 6 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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So the solution to bad schooling is to change the language? What kind of participation medal IS THIS ?
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  Isn’t that how language has just always worked?

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