RIP to an old flamestrictly editorial

November 13, 2006

Another overly fine (or simply outmoded, possibly misguided from the outset) point of distinction bites the dust. Having surrendered to ambivalence on the serial comma, I find myself suddenly seeing other word choices and punctuation conventions differently. In this bog have now settled the colon and my old flame the em dash, though and although, and last but not least policy making.

The last of these is, in fact, a bow to Merriam-Webster 11 and Mr. Emerson. At the same time, mind you, I stand firm when it comes to since in a causal sense and the rampant flagrant misuse of while. They can die another day.