Monthly Archives: September 2009

Semicolons Are Wrong?

Posted on September 23, 2009 by Mignon

OK, I had to create this poll. I really had to. An author on Twitter said she doesn’t think there’s a place for semicolons in modern fiction: “When editors put them in character’s dialogue, it is like a reading speed … Continue reading →

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National Punctuation Day Contest

Posted on September 4, 2009 by Mignon

September 24 is National Punctuation Day! Send an ode to your favorite punctuation mark to punctuation@quickanddirtytips.com. The week of the 24th, we’ll feature the best entries as the tip-of-day in the Grammar Girl e-mail newsletter, and one entry may be … Continue reading →

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Snow Leopard and the Interrobang

Posted on September 2, 2009 by Mignon

Douglas Cootey (@SplinteredMind at Twitter) tells me that Snow Leopard, the new Mac operating system, has a text substitution function that you can set up so it inserts an interrobang (‽) when you type something such as ?! Here’s how … Continue reading →

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