Punctuation past and present: A new word order

An article in USA Today about National Punctuation Day and the impact the digital age has had on punctuation quotes Kenneth Dauber, professor of English and an expert on the history of language, who said, “The issue of haste ... is the negative side of the change, enabling us simply not to think about punctuation.  But there is a very positive effect as well.  In so far as the Internet is creating new conventions of punctuation, it is expanding the range of expressive possibilities.” The article also quotes David Fertig, professor of linguistics, who said punctuation is not on the decline. “In many ways, communication of the type that occurs in texting and social media corresponds more closely to spoken interactions of previous eras than to most earlier uses of written language," he said. The article also was distributed by the Associated Press, and appeared in more than 100 news outlets, including MSN, Des Moines Register, Indianapolis Star, Cincinnati Inquirer, Detroit Free Press and Arizona Republic.

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http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2016/09/24/punctuation-past-and-present-new-word-order/90422412/

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/offbeat/punctuation-past-and-present-a-new-word-order/ar-BBwB8sv

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/nation/2016/09/24/punctuation-past-and-present-new-word-order/90422412/

http://www.indystar.com/story/news/nation/2016/09/24/punctuation-past-and-present-new-word-order/90422412/

http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/nation/2016/09/24/punctuation-past-and-present-new-word-order/90422412/

http://www.freep.com/story/news/nation/2016/09/24/punctuation-past-and-present-new-word-order/90422412/

http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/nation/2016/09/24/punctuation-past-and-present-new-word-order/90422412/