Death by punctuation
Language Log 2026-06-03
Elle Cordova's latest short:
The cast includes Detective Question Mark, Mr. Question Mark, Madame Quotation, Professor Ellipsis, Miss Dash, Reverend Apostrophe, Dr. Parenthesis, Lady Comma, Lord Period, and Colonel Colon.
Along with a few jokes and many tributes, the 2,325 comments also mention some other characters, e.g. "All the while not noticing that the long-suffering but loyal Footnote had slipped out of the room."