Underappreciated Punctuation III: The Tilde
Besides turning Lemonade into the Mexican LemoƱade, the tilde is useless I think we can all agree.
Oh, you wanted a encomium for the tilde? Fine, obliged.
Besides its diacritical usage, the tilde, when not being used as a swung dash, also has the punctilious use of abbreviation. However, such usage should be considered obs.
Oh, you wanted a encomium for the tilde? Fine, obliged.
Besides its diacritical usage, the tilde, when not being used as a swung dash, also has the punctilious use of abbreviation. However, such usage should be considered obs.
Labels: diacritic, obsolescence, punctuation, tilde

