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To: Daffynition
How to use a semicolon
6 posted on 08/20/2010 9:56:04 AM PDT by glorgau
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To: glorgau

I like that! I didn’t think you were supposed to use a comma before “and” at the end of lists though? For example, I thought it was milk, bread and cheese; not milk, bread, and cheese.

How’d you like me slipping in that semicolon? :)


12 posted on 08/20/2010 10:04:44 AM PDT by Roos_Girl (The world is full of educated derelicts. - Calvin Coolidge)
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To: glorgau
Isn't the semi-colon just half you don't use??
Personally I use my whole colon.
13 posted on 08/20/2010 10:05:38 AM PDT by Paul46360
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To: glorgau

HAHAHA! A thing of beauty! ;)


25 posted on 08/20/2010 10:18:39 AM PDT by Daffynition ("Life Imitates Bacon, but Bacon does not imitate Life. Bacon IS life." ~paulycy)
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To: glorgau

I love the link; the person writing the material contradicts hisself/herself regarding ‘never use a semi-colon if a conjuntion is used’ ... see the dinosaur portion.


26 posted on 08/20/2010 10:19:09 AM PDT by MHGinTN (Dem voters, believing they cannot be deceived, it is impossible to convince them when deceived.)
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To: glorgau
How to use a semicolon

Funny, unless I misread it, they state the rule of not using the semi colon before a conjunction, such as but,and,or, not, but in one of the last examples with the guy eating the mayo, that's exactly where they used it.....right before the "and"! No wonder it's confusing.

84 posted on 08/20/2010 7:08:31 PM PDT by mupcat
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To: glorgau

Good one!

Learn to diagram sentences:

http://www.wisc-online.com/Objects/ViewObject.aspx?ID=WCN8207


104 posted on 08/21/2010 6:24:04 AM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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