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cm0002@lemmy.world to Typography & fonts@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 month ago

Could the Semicolon Die Out? Recent Analysis Finds a Decline in Its Usage in British Literature and Confusion Among U.K. Students

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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

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cm0002@lemmy.world to Typography & fonts@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 month ago
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    It’s being replaced with periods. Sometimes writers like shorter sentences.

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