I have no views on the semicolon. Or at least I thought I didnt Then I read Semicolon by Cecelia Watson She has hunted down the very finest examples of semicolons in use, in order to prove how poorly rules serve us Financial Times
A neat and immaculate manifesto for opening our hearts to the semicolon. In taking us through the history of the neither-one-thing-nor-the-other squiggle, she illustrates without any hectoring why the rules of language are very much there to be broken precisely because no one can fully agree on what exactly they are Irish Independent
Look, some people just enjoy arguing about punctuation. Its in their nature. But if your enthusiasm for this polarizing little mark stems from adoration and inquisitiveness (and only occasionally the haughty knowledge that youre right), Cecelia Watsons biography of the semicolon will be a delightful companion Elle
An argument for deep knowledge and style awareness, moving beyond strictures to something educated, intuitive, and graceful New York Journal of Books
In this impressive debut, Watson . . . takes readers through a lively and varied biography of the semicolon. . . . The stress on compassionate punctuation lifts this work from an entertaining romp to a volume worth serious consideration Publishers Weekly
Informed and witty . . . from chapter to chapter, [ Watson] brings a gadflys spirit to the proceedings, thoughtfully lobbying for written English that resists restrictions and recognizes that rules will be, just as they always have been, inadequate to form a protective fence around English Kirkus Reviews
In Cecelia Watsons hands, what starts as an exploration of the obscure origins of a modest punctuation mark becomes a slyly profound proof of the value of creative freedom itself. Grammar fiends and poetic anarchists alike will find Semicolon inspiring, challenging, and delightful Adrian Johns, Allan Grant Maclear Professor of History, University of Chicago
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