Why this common punctuation mark is suddenly disappearing from our language

The Vanishing Semicolon: A Cultural Shift in Punctuation Punctuation is not just a matter of grammar; it tells the story of ...
Washington Post

This punctuation mark is semi-dead. People have thoughts.

LONDON — 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 ...
The Conversation

Semicolons are becoming increasingly rare; their disappearance should be resisted

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 ...