According to new research by language-learning company Babbel, the semicolon is going the way of the pilcrow and the percontation point. Here's [@USAToday](https://flipboard.com/@USAToday )'s breakdown of the research. We want to know: Are you a fan of the punctuation mark, which George Orwell called "an unnecessary stop" and Cormac McCarthy described as "idiocy." For extra credit, take the quiz at the bottom of USAToday's story.
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