Bibliograph

Semicolon, the past, present, and future of a misunderstood mark, Cecelia Watson

Type

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Semicolon, the past, present, and future of a misunderstood mark, Cecelia Watson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Semicolon

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1060579931

Responsibility statement

Cecelia Watson

Sub title

the past, present, and future of a misunderstood mark

Table Of Contents

Introduction: love, hate, and semicolons -- deep history: the birth of the semicolon -- the science of semicolons: american grammar wars -- sexy semicolons -- loose women and liquor laws: the semicolon wreaks havoc in boston -- the minutiae of mercy -- carving semicolons in stone -- semicolon savants -- persuasion and pretension: are semicolons for snobs? -- conclusion: against the rules?

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