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Semi-Colons suck

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Originally posted by cmsMaster
Just ask Kurt Vonnegut. Semi-colons have no purpose.

His quote was funnier...something about a transvestite, but I forgot it.
How dare you dis the most beautiful, yet under-used of symbols!!!
Just read the first page of "A tale of two cities" and enjoy the semi-colon in all it's wonderful glory; 40 odd uses on the first page alone!

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Originally posted by cmsMaster
I'm not the most brilliant grammar student, but commas seem possible in place of the semi-colons, it would look strange though.
Don't be absurd.
A comma divides subjects and a semi-colon builds on the previous subject.
Two very different things young cmsMaster...

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Originally posted by cmsMaster
Eff off, a comma would have done quite well there.
No, it wouldn't have. A period would've worked, but looked silly.

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yeah, periods look silly

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Originally posted by mazziewag
yeah, periods look silly
.

*snicker*

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I'm a policy writer. We are advised to avoid them. They appear elitist.

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Originally posted by badmoon
I'm a policy writer. We are advised to avoid them. They appear elitist.
Ahem!
I'm a policy writer; We are advised to avoid them; They appear elitist.

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Suck my colon.

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Originally posted by Bowmann
Suck my colon.
Unsubscribe.

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Originally posted by Palynka
Unsubscribe.
Have faith, my child.

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Originally posted by jimslyp69
Ahem!
[b]I'm a policy writer; We are advised to avoid them; They appear elitist.[/b]
Ahem!
I'm a policy writer; we are advised to avoid them; they appear elitist. (Besides, this is a bad example; you shouldn't really use semicolons there.)

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Originally posted by shavixmir
Don't be absurd.
A comma divides subjects and a semi-colon builds on the previous subject.
Two very different things young cmsMaster...
And don't forget Haiku.

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Originally posted by jimslyp69
And don't forget Haiku.
Bless you.

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😉

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Originally posted by jimslyp69
And don't forget Haiku.
A semicolon
is like a haiku in spring;
it makes me happy.