A dash derives from "to dash," to shatter, strike violently, to throw suddenly or violently, hence to throw carelessly in or on, hence to write carel…

- Eric Partridge

Like italics and hyphens, quotation marks are to be used as sparingly as possible. They should light the way, not darken it.

- Eric Partridge

When we are very young, we tend to regard the ability to use a colon much as a budding pianist regards the ability to play with crossed hands: many o…

- Eric Partridge

War…next to love, has most captured the world’s imagination

- Eric Partridge