{i miss paper letters}

Here is a wonderful article, brought to us by the good people at the Atlantic :

Have you ever wondered about the origins of these little marks we use without giving a second thought, these grammatical harbingers that bring order to our literary chaos?

If you love punctuation marks as much as I do, some admittedly a whole lot more than others, then you’ll get a kick out of this.

My favorite little segment was dedicated to the em-dash, though I harbor a certain affection for the interrobang; if you’re not familiar with it, well, there’s a second reason to read this piece!