Episode 6: Detective Pilcrow and the Search for Missing Punctuation
Today we are on the hunt for missing punctuation. Like many letters and even entire words, quite a few good punctuation marks have been lost to modern English. In this episode, we’re going to track down some forgotten and elusive marks, from the mysterious Pilcrow to the playful interrobang. Today I have a very exciting noir-themed audio drama filled with questionable acting and an unforgivable amount of punctuation puns.
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Links / Cast:
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Shady Characters by Keith Houston
Making a Point by David Crystal
Just My Type by Simon Garfield
The Unicode Consortium - Secret Society of Emoji Makers
Childhood Remastered Podcast (Sean plays Octothorpe)
Squatcher's Lounge Podcast (Jeff plays Interrobang)
Varmints Podcast (Paul plays Octopus)