From the Book - First edition.
Introduction: love, hate, and semicolons
Deep history: the birth of the semicolon
The science of semicolons: American grammar wars
Loose women and liquor laws: the semicolon wreaks havoc in Boston
Carving semicolons in stone
Persuasion and pretension: are semicolons for snobs?
Conclusion: against the rules?
From the eBook - First edition.
Introduction: love, hate, and semicolons
Deep history: the birth of the semicolon
The science of semicolons: American grammar wars
Loose women and liquor laws: the semicolon wreaks havoc in Boston
Carving semicolons in stone
Persuasion and pretension: are semicolons for snobs?
Conclusion: against the rules?.
