The comma, a curved finger that both beckons and halts

• The semicolon, mannered, foppish, sincere
• The colon, officious, waxed, but willing to negotiate—as long as standards are obeyed
• The apostrophe is utterly offhand, but trustworthy
• The parenthesis (sturdy, a bit dull) 

More here. Thanks, Tom Bentley.

 

 

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