Semicolons are becoming increasingly rare; their . . . In 1781, British literature featured a semicolon roughly every 90 words; by 2000, it had fallen to one every 205 words semicolon use in English rose by 388% between 1800 and 2006, before
Semicolon Usage in British Literature Drops Nearly 50% Since . . . Semicolon usage in British literature has declined from once every 205 words in 2000 to once every 390 words today, representing a nearly 50% drop, according to analysis commissioned by language learning company Babbel The punctuation mark appeared once every 90 words in British literature from 1781, making the current frequency the lowest on
Semicolon Usage in British Literature Drops Nearly 50% Since 2000 Semicolon usage in British literature has declined from once every 205 words in 2000 to once every 390 words today, representing a nearly 50% drop, according to analysis commissioned by language learning company Babbel
English literature’s last stand - New Statesman English literature – so it seemed to me when I was a bookish zealot of 18 – was the prince of the humanities When I was interviewed at Oxford and asked why I wanted to study English, I informed my interrogators (I still remember the phrase that I had practised beforehand and considered richly impressive) that “literature shows us what it is or might be to be human”
The strange death of English literature | The Spectator The finding, by the National Literacy Trust, represents more than an 8 per cent per cent drop on last year, and the lowest level ever recorded by the charity since it began surveying children
Politics and the decline of English Literature: why a vital . . . As James Marriott wrote in The Times on Saturday: The decline in English literature is most shocking because the subject was so prestigious for so long and because literature is so central to Britain’s cultural self-image