Like the fissionable atom, punctuation marks are wee items capable of causing a tremendous release of energy. Passionate disagreement over the use of exclamation points is so familiar that a “Seinfeld ...

A recent study has found a 50% decline in the use of semicolons over the last two decades. The decline accelerates a longterm trend: In 1781, British literature featured a semicolon roughly every 90 ...

Have you ever glimpsed a small semicolon tattoo on someone's wrist? While it may seem like an ordinary punctuation mark, the semicolon tattoo represents a symbolic movement far beyond basic grammar.

Have you seen a semicolon inked onto someone’s wrist? When someone displays this tattoo, it means that they thought about ending their life but did not. It signifies hope and the person wants to bring ...