- by Judd Lyon
- Jun 14, 2008
- Filed in: Copywriting
The English language can be infuriating; punctuation is particularly slippery. Texas Design offers a nice primer on the use of the semicolon.
"Once upon a time, a period married a colon and gave birth to a semicolon. The semicolon had some of the characteristics of a period because it usually came at the end of a clause that could stand on its own as a sentence. It had some of the characteristics of a colon because it caused the reader to slow down and nearly come to a full stop. It also resembled its uncle the comma because it gave a sense of flow to two clauses locked in a love embrace. When little Miss Semicolon grew to adulthood, she said, “I'm all about relationships.”
Check out the full article over at Texas Design:
The Semicolon, Semi-Explained
About the author
Judd Lyon is the Principal of TRIF3CTA, a web design and Internet marketing company in Austin, Texas.
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