Germans decry influence of English as ‘idiot’s apostrophe’ gets official approval
Germans decry influence of English as ‘idiot’s apostrophe’ gets official approval
Linguistic body has relaxed rules on use of apostrophe to show possession, not traditionally correct in German
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Meanwhile in English, the semicolon is dead -- long live the dash.
I regularly use the semicolon; it makes me happy.
Can relate ;)
As long as you're communicating your ideas clearly, to each their own!
Skibidi toilet my Ohio, skibidi toilet
They serve different functions; each has different length - visually, verbally, and semantically.
Hyphen -
En Dash –
Em Dash —
- – —
Parkour civilization.
waoh,,,
I see that you prefer the Michigan comma. Xkcd 2995
i cannot believe how hard I've been read
That's a colon not a semicolon.
See an optometrist.
If the problem is with a colon, wouldn't a proctologist be a better choice?
I forgor which is which
The semicolon has a slight boner.
That points down?
Age is a bitch.
And a motherfucker
the semicolon is dead -- long live the dash.
I see what you did there. But a colon would be best, right ?
True -- the colon still has its utility, but the dash is multifunctional (perhaps less formal).
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I think they meant in common usage; that's the impression I get - just sayin'.
As long as it's an em dash (—) and not a hyphen (-) I'm OK with it. A double hyphen is acceptable but not ideal.