Article for 2007 Nov 05

2007

2007 Nov

Nov 05 Mon ‘Off with a bang’

The English lesson involved learning about full-stops. Mr English doesn’t like my (semi)colons; I still think semicolons are cool, and that colons are essential if things need to get from ilea to recta...

Did you know that an archaic plural for “colon” was “cola”? I’m sure Pepsi will be thrilled to hear it. When you’re next drinking Pepsi (or Coca-Cola), think of all the colons/cola in your glass/can/bottle. The punctuation-marks, I mean.

(It’s like bunting. Not the bird. Or Baby Bunting from the nursery rhyme.)