The Semicolon. There is a 19th-century mustiness that hangs over the semicolon.... The semicolon brings the reader, if not to a halt, at least to a pause. So use it with discretion, remembering that it will slow to a Victorian pace the late-20th-century momentum you're striving for, and rely instead on the period and the dash.


On Writing Well (1976)

William Zinsser Quotes

The Semicolon. There is a 19th-century mustiness that hangs over the semicolon.... The semicolon brings the reader, if not to a halt, at least to a...

The Semicolon. There is a 19th-century mustiness that hangs over the semicolon.... The semicolon brings the reader, if not to a halt, at least to a...

The Semicolon. There is a 19th-century mustiness that hangs over the semicolon.... The semicolon brings the reader, if not to a halt, at least to a...

The Semicolon. There is a 19th-century mustiness that hangs over the semicolon.... The semicolon brings the reader, if not to a halt, at least to a...