It begins with a squinting of the eyes. Hm. A semicolon. You approach it with caution. Ok, I can do this. One dot, plus a comma. There. No, wait. That doesn’t look quite right. The questions begin: ...

Happy National Punctuation Day, Internet! To celebrate, we've prepared a guide to the most hated punctuation mark of all: the semicolon. Although you won't need it often, it can add essential clarity ...

The age-old semicolon is dying out as Britons admit to never or rarely using the punctuation mark, a study has found. In English-written 19th century literature it appeared once in every 205 words, ...

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Semicolon use by Americans has dropped by 51% since the early 2000s to once every 378 words; younger Americans say they still ...

Love or detest it, the semicolon is the most divisive punctuation mark of the modern era. Should we even care? With Meghna Chakrabarti Love or detest it, the semicolon is the most divisive punctuation ...

Here’s a fun thing you can do with your writing: Take any two simple, clear sentences and use a semicolon to mush them into one. For example, imagine you have a paragraph with just two sentences. “The ...

Experts believe that the semicolon (;) is in danger of becoming extinct from the English language because of its lack of use. Surveys showed that more than half of Britons never use it in their ...