[imh]

Good article, but I was kinda disappointed not to have what I expected to be a good read about the evolution of how people use semicolons in natural language. Now I want to read that too.

[hnyc]

Although it does not have a chapter on the semicolon, check out the book "Shady Characters".

https://amazon.com/dp/0393064425

[rhinoceraptor]

I was all ready to rant about how much I hate semicolons where they are unnecessary...

[sagarjauhari]

That's exactly what I thought when I read the title