Semicolon
Subtitle: The Past, Present, and Future of a Misunderstood Mark
Publisher: Ecco; Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Published: Jul 30, 2019
Language: eng
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780062853059
Description: Charts the rise and fall of this infamous punctuation mark, which for years was the trendiest one in the world of letters. But in the nineteenth century, as grammar books became all the rage, the rules of how we use language became both stricter and more confusing, with the semicolon a prime example. Watson reveals how traditional grammar rules make us less successful at communication with each other than we might think. She argues that even the most die-hard grammar fanatics would be better served by tossing the rule books and learning a better way to engage with language.
Notes: Source title: Semicolon: The Past, Present, and Future of a Misunderstood Mark