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Okay people, I've got some NEW PUNCTUATION for you

The "commash", the "colash", and the "semi-colash"

Back in the 19th century, writers used these *everywhere*. It's hard to open a book to a random page and *not* see one

Yet in the 20th century, they vanished -- practically overnight

It's up to us to BRING THEM BACK

My essay is here, for Medium subscribers: https://clivethompson.medium.com/weird-19th-century-punctuation-marks-you-should-try-using-49d2e2516e5e

If you're not a Medium subscriber, here's a "friend" link: https://clivethompson.medium.com/weird-19th-century-punctuation-marks-you-should-try-using-49d2e2516e5e?sk=0b0b750a1dc3cf296efbf036ebbd2d34