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The Comma Sutra ("... call me corny, call me a sheep, but I respect punctuation...") Uncertainty about the semicolon can be unsettling. | |
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Jargon Lexicon Ever heard a semicolon called a weenie? This lexicon also records the classic quote, "Syntactic sugar leads to cancer of the semicolon." |
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The Write Expression In which we learn that "the mysteries of the semicolon are profound..." |
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Big Dog's Down and Dirty Grammar Sniffing out examples of semicolon use. |
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The UVic Writer's Guide How to use a semicolon to avoid the dreaded "comma splice." |
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The Curmudgeon's Stylebook Archvillain Bill Walsh calls the semicolon "an ugly bastard." (He also perpetuates the horrific trend of running an adjective and noun together.) But all great grammarians have strong opinions. |
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Semicolon Software This company should win a prize for the best use of a semicolon in a logo. |
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"Save the Semicolon"
Anne Chenette