709 - Surprise! The History of Semicolons Is Exciting.

Published: July 29, 2019, 7:15 p.m.

I talked with Cecelia Watson, author of the new book "Semicolon" about how grammar writers in the 1800s became fabulously wealthy, struggled to create rules, and had vicious arguments; and we talked about how researching the book changed her approach to teaching writing and a whole bunch more.\nLINKS AND SPONSORS |\nBank of America: http://careers.bankofamerica.com\xa0|\nBlinkist: http://trueandco/grammar\xa0code: GRAMMAR |\nBabbel: http://babbel.com\xa0|\nGrammar Girl Email Newsletter | https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/newsletters |\nGrammar Girl's AP style webinar: http://bit.ly/APStyle2019\xa0 |\nGRAMMAR POP iOS GAME |\nOptimized for iPad: http://bit.ly/iPadGrammarPop |\nFor iPad and iPhone: http://bit.ly/GrammarPopMobile |\nGRAMMAR GIRL BOOKS |\nhttp://bit.ly/GrammarPopBooks |\nGRAMMAR GIRL IS PART OF THE QUICK AND DIRTY TIPS PODCAST NETWORK |\nVOICEMAIL: 833-214-GIRL (833-214-4475)