Saving the semicolon: A worthy endeavor, but is it a lost cause?
0 by Mark FarrellPity the forlorn semicolon—it’s the polar bear of punctuation, the Maytag repairman of the world of letters. However, it need not be on the endangered species list because the...
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Bar Jokes for Fun and (Educational) Profit
If you haven’t yet seen Eric K. Auld’s “Seven Bar Jokes Involving Grammar and Punctuation” on McSweeneys.net (excerpt pictured above), I’ll wait while you go chuckle. We’ll examine the first one; the...
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02/28/12 News Roundup
In today’s News Roundup we examine important questions: Should copyeditors participate in LinkedIn groups? Does the subjunctive matter? And which marketer do we take to task over...
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How to: Appreciate Punctuation
photo credit: Horia Varlan via photopinccSince today is National Punctuation Day, I thought it was appropriate to celebrate with a little humor developed before the use of the emoticon. First, let us...
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10/09/12 News Roundup
Why it should be Down syndrome. Also in today’s News Roundup: phrasal verbs, semicolons, and jargon.Top pick“Dropping the Possessive in Eponymous Medical Terms”: A practical reason for dropping the...
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10/10/12 News Roundup
Why freelancers should charge by the project or task. Also in today’s News Roundup: using old resources is hazardous for the manuscript’s health.Top pick“Trading the Hourly Rate for Task-based Pay:...
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06/19/13 News Roundup
Featured Topic: PunctuationThose little marks add so much meaning to a sentence, don’t they? Today’s News Roundup features stories on the basics of hyphenation, when to use a comma between adjectives,...
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The Semicolon is the Most Elegant of Marks
The semicolon joins two thoughts that deserve a tighter bind than just proximity. It creates a thoughtful and purposeful pause. It is optional, and therefore elegant.Pedestrian writers opt for one of...
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Semicolons: Glamorous or Simply Pedantic?
I long ago professed love and appreciation for the semicolon. It might not be the most useful punctuation mark, and it’s certainly not the most emphatic. But it is the most optional, and that makes it...
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10/16/14 News Roundup: Punctuation Points
Ready to make your mark? Today’s News Roundup has lessons on commas, semicolons, and apostrophes.read more
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