best punctuation:
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Replying to @postessive @aidachavez
I am a proud semicolon voter; semicolons are a great way to connect two related thoughts that don’t fit in a single sentence.
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Also love me some semicolons. Writing is all about flow and rhythm and often the best move needs a semicolon, it’s the best way to zag. (Parentheses are pretty great too though.)
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Writing is all about flow and rhythm and often the best move needs a semicolon; it’s the best way to zag. There, fixed it.
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Abuse of semicolons is a real problem —training should be required to get a license to use them.
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Agreed. I had a j-school prof who said every writer gets one semicolon in her writing career. That’s a stretch, but she was onto something. (I find em dashes are also overused.)
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Punctuation (like semicolons) should never be noticed; it should disappear into the words. Here's an example from our last story (which Maryam edited!):pic.twitter.com/so4a2RpjBX
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I specifically remember editing that sentence. Finished product:
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