According to recent research, the semicolon has declined in use in British books by 50%. The World’s Sarah Birnbaum explores why the misunderstood punctuation mark is under threat.

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These findings may not be definitive. According to the Guardian, the Google Books Ngram Viewer database, which surveys novels ...

A study found that semicolons are in steep decline; I remain loyal. Its dectractors can be quite virulent. It is sometimes ...

It was born in 1494, in the work of Italian scholar and printer Aldus Pius Manutius (who also introduced italics). It’s use ...

A recent study has found a 50 per cent decline in the use of semicolons over the last two decades. The decline accelerates a ...

At its most practical, the semicolon is a useful way of separating items on a comma-heavy list, such as the frontrunners for a Nobel Prize, bestowed annually; climate tipping points, which we should ...

67% of Gen Z say they see the value in the punctuation mark, despite not being inclined to use it often. “That gap between ...

The answer to the last question is: yes, always. But caring about grammar and punctuation is more than just being a pedant.

A recent study indicates a significant decline in semicolon usage over the past two decades, continuing a long-term trend.

Experts believe that the semicolon (;) is in danger of becoming extinct from the English language because of its lack of use.

Gen Z, raised on texting and social media, have sharply turned away from traditional punctuation, which they feel "comes ...