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Cutting a Dash

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Is a misplaced apostrophe a catastrophe? Is a semi-colon as good as a whole one? Has the proper use of the comma reached a full stop? Lynne Truss explores the changing fashions of punctuation.
5: Punctuatingthe Future. From ivy leaves to smiley faces, a look at punctuation marks lost and gained. Producer Penny Vine

Source: Radio Times

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