The correct version, using a comma, would be “Judy jogged on the pavement, but it wasn’t good for her knees.” Of course, if ...

The semicolon has been described as a "graceful pause" in writing. But this graceful punctuation mark is being forgotten.

Using it wrong can make your writing look unprofessional, even if everything else about it is correct. Fortunately, it’s relatively easy to learn how to use semicolons correctly.

The age-old semicolon is dying out as Britons admit to never or rarely using the punctuation mark. In English-written 19th century literature it appeared once in every 205 words, but today it is ...

Semicolon use is down, and its slide is making headlines. In the U.S., these punctuation marks are appearing in published books about half as often as they did 25 years ago. The same trend can be seen ...

So why is it that his fiction might contain one or two semicolons, if any at all? The key, as I hinted at the start of this section, lies in Marlowe’s character.

semicolon use in English rose by 388% between 1800 and 2006, before falling by 45% over the next 11 years. In 2017, however, it started a gradual recovery, with a 27% rise by 2022.

READER'S DIGEST, GETTY IMAGES It’s the semicolon. According to the study, there’s been a steep drop in semicolon use—from once every 205 words in 2000 to once every 390 words in 2022.