Experts revealed that Ban Luolong is at risk of death. Do you know how to use punctuation marks that were once popular?
A study found that the ancient half-lon was dying because the British admitted that punctuation would never or rarely be used.
In 19th century English literature, it appears once every 205 words, but today, one out of every 390 words.
The survey found that 67% of British students never or rarely use semi-colonials, and only 11% of respondents described themselves as common users.
Furthermore, more than half of respondents did not know or understood how to use punctuation correctly.
The use of semi-colonials is to connect two parts of the omitted conjunction, such as ‘cat sits on a mat; mouse looks from behind the sofa.
It should be used between two main clauses, which are balanced or contradictory, but are linked too closely to be written as separate sentences.
The MailOnline style guide suggests it is mainly used on the list (for example, unusual backstage requests for bands include: green M&M only; waitresses dressed like Stormtroopers; and retired astronauts.” The last item was before the half-long, with the word “and” from the beginning.
Lisa McLendon wrote the research and wrote a book dedicated to punctuation: “Banlong: How misunderstanding punctuation can improve your writing” that enriches your reading and even changes your life.
Ancient half-dragon (pictured above) is dying because the British admit that punctuation will never or rarely be used
Revered 20th-century feminist writer Virginia Woolf famously opened her modern classic Mrs. Delloway with numerous punctuation marks
Although American writer Kurt Vonnegut calls for the abolition of punctuation: “If you really want to hurt your parents…the least you can do is enter the art. But don’t use half-dragon
She said: “Banlong is where we are anxious and eager for language, class and education.
“In this little mark, the big idea is refined into a few drops of ink.”
Revered 20th-century feminist writer Virginia Woolf famously opened her modern classic Mrs. Delowway and announced it with a large number of semi-Los Angeles.
American writer Kurt Vonnegut called for the abolition of punctuation: “If you really want to hurt your parents and you are not really gay, then the least you can do is go into art. But don’t use semicolons.
“They are Yizaiyan hermaphrodites and absolutely nothing. All they do is show that you have been to college.
The semicolon originated in 1494 and was invented by printer and publisher Aldus Manutius.
It is designed as a mix of punctuation marks to combine elements of commas and colon to indicate pauses between the commas and the length of the colon.
