No piece of punctuation, though, stirs people up more than the humble semicolon. Too demure to be a colon but more assertive than a comma, the semicolon was introduced in 1494 by Venetian printer and ...

Alan Feigenbaum discusses the importance of using plain English in divorce agreements, illustrating how overly complex “legalese” can lead to confusion and costly litigation.

Not only are semicolons evidently becoming more rare, but young people are less aware of how to use them, according to a ...

5. Colon vs. Semicolon What goes wrong: You use these interchangeably, creating confusion about what you're trying to accomplish. Mistake: "I have three pets; a dog, a cat, and a rabbit." ...

The male genital features are often easier to spot and can look like a colon (:), while a female's might resemble a semicolon (;). A female's features will be closer together.

Following an investigation, detectives determined that a 14-year-old girl had attacked the victim with a knife “in a manner that posed a serious risk of death or substantial bodily harm,” police said.

The risk was observed after minimal use, and was greatest in the proximal colon and with antibiotics with anti-anaerobic activity. In contrast, an inverse association was detected between antibiotic ...