Dave Mandl
People tend to under-use semicolons (because they're not sure where to use them, or they think using them makes them look like pedants), but this use is totally unnecessary and IMO wrong. #Copyediting
May 19 at 4:32pmIvory for iOS
Show threadDave MandlMay 19
...I'd also hyphenate "name-drops."
Show threadLauren WeinsteinMay 19
@dmandl Reversing it might have made sense. Commas between the items, semicolon to set off the list from the rest of the sentence.
Show threadDave MandlMay 19
@lauren I wouldn't use any at all in that sentence. It's a pretty simple sentence.
Show threadLauren WeinsteinMay 19
@dmandl Optional.