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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Independent and Lauren MacDougall

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Voices i want to scream readers rage over grammar gone wrong - Caught on Camera

Beyond semicolons, readers expressed wider concerns about the erosion of grammatical standards - (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Following Helen Coffey’s lament over the declining use of the semicolon, Independent readers responded by voicing their own grammar and spelling frustrations.

Coffey highlighted that usage of the semicolon – described as “a chic little grammatical tool” – has halved in English books over the past 25 years.

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