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Well, this is quite upsetting to read. (lemmy.nz)
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More (not so) fun facts:

54% of American adults read below a 6th grade level.

21% read below a 5th grade level, which is considered functionally illiterate.

High immigration numbers don't fully explain it either, as first gen immigrants only make up about 1/3 of those with low literacy.

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[-] tomkatt@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

But there are rules. A semicolon is a pause in text, measured in beats for length of pause

  • A comma is a single beat generally connecting ideas or items.
  • An em-dash is a two beats, generally separating an interjection.
  • A semicolon is three beats and generally connects directly related statements.
  • And finally, a period is a full stop (four beats), and ends a statement or sentence.
[-] AgentOrangesicle@lemmy.world 9 points 4 months ago

There they go again putting rules on English. It's like I cand farafadarf on gruekeleypoopers these days.

[-] Hadriscus@jlai.lu 3 points 4 months ago

you can, just remember to verp the filikosher after the semicolon

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