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Voynich News (voynichnews.blogspot.com):
… old-fashioned; look, now that I've consciously used one, I feel like saying "Harrumph!", "2nd inst.", "Yrs etc." In fact, these days it would be a pretty safe bet that more semicolons are used for winking smileys than for punctuation. ;-) Yet here's alovely little 2008 article from the New York Times …

Badger's Sett (badgerssett.blogspot.com):
… an article discussing the varying fortunes of the semicolon …

the red colobus (www.theredcolobus.com):
… And though semicolons have occasionally made news—tariff bills have imploded over their misplacement, and a 1927 execution hinged on the interpretation of a semicolon—the last writers to receive much notice for semicolon use have beena New York City Transit employeeand the Son of Sam. In 1977 the NYPD speculated that “the killer could be a freelance journalist” because of his “use of a semicolon” in his taunting letters. (Decades later, columnist Jimmy Breslin still marveled that …

Documented, Scrapbook'd. (serenarena.com):
… "Has modern life killed the semicolon?" » nostrich: It seems strange that people can find so much to write about an item of punctuation (rememberthat NYC Transit employee and his sign?). Nonetheless, this is a pretty interesting article; lots of things you probably didn’t know about the semi-colon’s sordid past. 6.24.08 Comments (View) …

heart in a cage (sds.tumblr.com):
… "Has modern life killed the semicolon?": hilker: nostrich:It seems strange that people can find so much to write about an item of punctuation (rememberthat NYC Transit employee and his sign?). Nonetheless, this is a pretty interesting article; lots of things you probably didn’t know about the semi-colon’s sordid past. I have found the semicolon to be invaluable for communicating clearly and succinctly; indeed, I may use it too often. …

my socks don't fit (hilker.tumblr.com):
… "Has modern life killed the semicolon?": nostrich:It seems strange that people can find so much to write about an item of punctuation (rememberthat NYC Transit employee and his sign?). Nonetheless, this is a pretty interesting article; lots of things you probably didn’t know about the semi-colon’s sordid past. …

You Will Be Assimilated (youwillbeassimilated.net):
… "Has modern life killed the semicolon?" nostrich: It seems strange that people can find so much to write about an item of punctuation (rememberthat NYC Transit employee and his sign?). Nonetheless, this is a pretty interesting article; lots of things you probably didn’t know about the semi-colon’s sordid past. …

Overnight Lows (www.overnightlows.net):
… boy." And though semicolons have occasionally made news—tariff bills have imploded over their misplacement, and a 1927 execution hinged on the interpretation of a semicolon—the last writers to receive much notice for semicolon use have beena New York City Transit employeeand the Son of Sam. In 1977 the NYPD speculated that "the killer could be a freelance journalist" because of his "use of a semicolon" in his taunting letters. (Decades later, columnist Jimmy Breslin still marveled that "Berkowitz is the only murderer I …

Oh Hey There (tristanjay7.tumblr.com):
… that NYC Transit employee and his sign?). Nonetheless, this is a pretty interesting article; lots of things you probably didn’t know about the semi-colon’s sordid past. At least, the modern English curriculum covers the semicolon, though admittedly, its usage is often described …

VERBOSITEE: Look it up, brainiac. (www.verbositee.com):
… A story from this winter about my least favorite punctuation mark making an appearance . . . and it's actually used correctly. …

Daft Cow? (loonypandora.tumblr.com):
… Celebrating the Semicolon …

buy her candy (buyhercandy.tumblr.com):
… that NYC Transit employee and his sign?). Nonetheless, this is a pretty interesting article; lots of things you probably didn’t know about the semi-colon’s sordid past. I like how you snuck in that semi-colon there. ;) …

The Daily Dorkmonger (dorkmonger.blogspot.com):
… Over on Slate, somebody complains about modern life killing the semicolon. All I remember from school was that the semicolon can be used instead of a period when the two clauses are closely related. I also rememberthis articlefrom the NY Times where it was noted that David Berkowitz, the Son of Sam serial killer who taunted police and the press with rambling handwritten notes, could wield a semicolon just as well as a revolver. …

James Poulos » Doublethink Online (americasfuture.org):
… And though semicolons have occasionally made news—tariff bills have imploded over their misplacement, and a 1927 execution hinged on the interpretation of a semicolon—the last writers to receive much notice for semicolon use have beena New York City Transit employeeand the Son of Sam. In 1977 the NYPD speculated that “the killer could be a freelance journalist” because of his “use of a semicolon” in his taunting letters. (Decades later, columnist Jimmy Breslin still marveled that …

Bob Jensen's Bookmarks: Miscellaneous Helpers (www.trinity.edu):
… Hook Your Readers With Tension --- http://absolutewrite.com/novels/tension.htm "Celebrating the Semicolon in a Most Unlikely Location," by Sam Roberts, The New York Times, February 18, 2008 ---Click HereCool Words --- http://www.ptolus.com/cgi-bin/page.cgi?mc_los_121 Visual Dictionary --- http://visual.merriam-webster.com/ From Rutgers University Literary Resources — Theory --- http://newark.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Lit/theory.html …

Shauna Roberts' For Love Of Words (shaunaroberts.blogspot.com):
… New York Times article …

The Internet Writing Workshop (internetwritingworkshop.blogspot.com):
… Semicolon Politics If Not Strong, at Least Tricky: The Middleweight of Punctuation - Sarah BoxerThe end of the line? - Jon HenleyPause Celebre - Trevor ButterworthAnd Now He's Dead: Semicolon; Puncutation Mark - Noelle HancockCelebrating the Semicolon in a Most Unlikely Location- Sam RobertsPodcast: Punctuated (Pause) With a Semicolon - Sam RobertsEffective writing: If presidential candidates debated use ofpunctuation - Stephen WilbursIn Defense of the Semicolon - Martha Brockenbrough …

Freelance Matters (freelancematters.wordpress.com):
… an email from an editorial list serve in which the discussion of the semicolon was front and center. Oh no! Not again. Not others trying to slay the defenseless semicolon! The emails were responding to the February 18, 2008, report by Sam Roberts inThe New York Times, in which he wrote about the appearance of a semicolon on a billboard, “Semicolon sightings in the city are unusual, period, much less in exhortations drafted by committees of civil servants. In literature and journalism, not to mention in …

Quotidian Me (quotidianme.blogspot.com):
… or expected, anyway you got all the writer intended to parcel out and now you have to move along. But with a semicolon there you get a pleasant little feeling of expectancy; there is more to come; read on; it will get clearer. -- Lewis Thomas Also seethis inspirational storyin the New York Times. Or here. Or here. And the rebuttal: Semicolons are pretentious and overactive. These days one seems to come across them in every other sentence. "These days" is alarmist, since half a century ago the German poet Christian …

Drewbert's Poor Excuse for a Blog (www.circumspectfiesta.com):
… No Comment You... you... elitist! An Engineer's Guide to Cats And for all we know, clicking this link could get you arrested by the FBI. Snicker... Snort... BWA-HAA-HAA-HAAAHAAAAHAAAH! Wooo... *sniffle*Semicolon Appreciation SocietySo, It Looks Like I'll Be Dying Young And Wrinkly. Bitter? Me? Microsoft: Making Life Needlessly Complicated Since 1975 For all we know, you'll infringe on someone's copyright just by clicking this link. …