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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
Not only are semicolons evidently becoming more rare, but young people are less aware of how to use them, according to a ...
Test yourself with our ultimate grammar quiz – from apostrophes to semicolons
Inspired by the passionate response to the semicolon’s supposed decline, this quiz invites you to test – and perhaps ...
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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
The semicolon—written as a combination of a colon and a comma—is meant to connect two related ideas that could each stand alone as a sentence. It’s also used in complex lists to separate ...
7 most common punctuation errors in academic and professional writing: Here’s how to fix
Effective written communication is crucial in the digital age. Common punctuation errors can undermine credibility in ...
Salisbury Journal on MSN4d
Word Up: 'The use of semicolons in books has halved in the last two decades'
I wrote a column about the decline in the use of humble apostrophe. The Local Government Association, who possibly have ...
I use the 'blank line' prompt every day now in ChatGPT — here’s why
ChatGPT is very helpful when it comes to making decisions. This prompt can help you get to your final answer sooner by ...
How to use Word’s Spike tool to cut and paste multiple passages at once
Hardly any text is perfect in its first version. Whether you’re drafting an email, report, or article, revising is inevitable ...
Does It Matter How a Cello Is Held? It’s a Centuries-Old Debate.
Historical response to the cello endpin, which anchors the instrument to the floor, has alternated between acceptance and ...