Legal Writing

The semicolon in the spotlight

If you think that we who care about grammar, usage and punctuation matters are always in the minority, take a look at this. About 6:50 this morning, the top e-mailed story on the New York Times was a short one, posted Sunday, about the proper use of a semicolon on a placard in the subway. Look at the list.

A story about punctuation was beating coverage of the presidential campaign! And it was No. 6 on the list of stories most often blogged.

Cool!

Full post as published by Triangle Grammar Guide on February 21, 2008 (boomark / email).