Semicolon use is down, and its slide is making headlines. In the U.S., these punctuation marks are appearing in published ...

No piece of punctuation, though, stirs people up more than the humble semicolon. Too demure to be a colon but more assertive than a comma, the semicolon was introduced in 1494 by Venetian printer and ...

Not only are semicolons evidently becoming more rare, but young people are less aware of how to use them, according to a survey ...

News News: Punctuation plays a vital role in shaping how writing is understood. From full stops to semicolons, each mark helps guide meaning, structure, and emot ...

Perhaps there is another reason, besides unfamiliarity, for the semicolon falling out of favour. As neither full stop nor comma, it symbolises a nuance that is disappearing in a polarised world.

The colon is always used as a prefix for items or points that are listed underneath it or after it. For example you might write a ‘to do’ list and you might say something like ‘TO DO: pay bills, ring ...

Our best punctuation mark is dying out; people need to learn how to use it The poor, misunderstood semicolon is under threat. Helen Coffey laments its decline and makes the case for re-educating ...

I’m talking about the poor, misunderstood semicolon. Yes, that most elegant of punctuation marks – sitting elusively somewhere between an en-dash and a colon – is officially under threat.

The age-old semicolon is dying out as Britons admit to never or rarely using the punctuation mark, a study has found.

Confusing colons and semicolons Getting confused between colons and semicolons are common. Use colons to seperate a list but if you want to seperate two related sentences then use semicolon.

Punctuation marks like the colon (:) and semicolon (;) are essential for clear writing. While both serve different purposes, they're equally important. Tap to read the diffrence between the two.

When did punctuation become so emotional? A look back at its history helps explain its current controversial role in our texts.