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- The Dutch Conmen
Oh god - here we go again. There’s another “environmentally friendly” fad that’s going to get everybody all wound up. The problem, however, is that it’s not actually that helpful at all. It’s just another covert commercial endeavour hiding behind the myst of peoples lack of understanding. (After all, who can forget “Blackle” - which […]
- The Semicolon and Sex
There was huge drop in semicolon use from the 18th through the 19th centuries, from 68.1 per 1000 words to 17.7. And that’s just the start of the trouble…
Jan Freeman has a wonderful article about the state of the punctuated union in the Boston Globe. I’m such a fan of traditional punctuation and grammar, even […]
- Beautiful, Simple, Witty Penguin Classics
I’ve always been a huge fan of minimalism and modernism, and these Penguin book covers by David Jenkins at Norwich, are totally where it’s at. The subtlety of concept is the best part - you have to be a real dork to get the reference! And I love it when things make me look like […]
