2026-07-21 04:08 UTC
Every once in a while I visit this short video by Elle Cordova, to refresh my enjoyment of her erudite sense of humour. I watch it once; then I realise I need to watch it again; then again, and again, and so an hour passes with this short piece on permanent repeat, each repeat revealing another nuance in the battle of the punctuation marks. A flawless masterpiece.
En Dash speaks to Oxford Comma:
"_I signify every word and blank space in a page range, I am the infinite stairwell between integers, I am the bloody embrace between two countries at war, and on a gravestone I am the entire life lived between birth and death, who are you?_ "
https://youtube.com/shorts/ky0YOo7_Y0o
#ElleCordova #EnDash #OxfordComma #punctuation
Replies (5)
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@michaelgemar@cosocial.ca 2026-07-21 04:18
@the_roamer@mastodonapp.uk She’s very witty, and also a pretty great musician.
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@Sobex@social.sciences.re 2026-07-21 04:34
@the_roamer@mastodonapp.uk I thought of it very recently when adding proper en-dashes for page ranges. It’s a very good way to remember proper usage en the dash brothers.
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@hallvors@oslo.town 2026-07-21 05:59
@the_roamer@mastodonapp.uk Elle Cordova is such a treasure!
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@lady_alys@hachyderm.io 2026-07-21 06:54
@the_roamer@mastodonapp.uk That En Dash quote gives me shivers every time I hear it. It's a masterpiece.
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@ajlewis2@social.vivaldi.net 2026-07-21 09:17
@the_roamer@mastodonapp.uk So good to see this. I enjoy her videos and the music she and Toni do. She also has a monthly Sci-fi book club. I'm considering joining in for the one for August.