The funny thing about semicolons.
Gotta love #firstdogonthemoon

#language #writtenlanguageevolution #punctuation #communication #writtencommunication

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2025/may/19/semicolons-do-you-know-how-to-use-one-and-would-you-even-notice-if-they-disappeared?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

What should I write next?

The first two topics I covered for my stationery in Sherlock Holmes series were the ones that most interested me: notebooks & the index.

Which topic should I choose next? (Please keep in mind that this is a long-term and intermittent series; it may be some time before the next post goes up.)

https://fromtherostra.com/2023/10/20/sherlockian-stationery-part-1-notebooks/

https://fromtherostra.com/2024/02/06/sherlockian-stationery-part-2-the-index/

#prewriting #SherlockHolmes #stationery #history #19c #PaperHistory #ArthurConanDoyle #WrittenCommunication

@BenUNC oh, I see! I tend to use "please" because written stuff gets misconstrued (as you implied with your reply, thanks).

If I open with "please" I don't overuse it; my tone in the rest carries the scent of that - so I can then be briefer, as you suggested.

Sometimes I forget that tone doesn't carry in text, and sometimes it bites me, and then I remember to think about it more.

Interested in citations about how people react to differently worded pleasantries!

#please #WrittenCommunication