semi-colon

• “No one really knows when it's appropriate to use a semi-colon, but I'd avoid them after Labor Day and during funerals.”

  The Washington Post: Happy, National Punctuation Day?.!!,()&

• “Using a semi-colon says, "I have a thought, and I have another thought that is almost distinct from that thought, but not quite.”

  The Washington Post: Happy, National Punctuation Day?.!!,()&

• “Sentence with a semi-colon: Call me Ishmael; it's my name.”

  The Washington Post: Happy, National Punctuation Day?.!!,()&

• “The sentence had one colon, one semi-colon, three commas, and the word "and" appeared six times.”

  The Wall Street Journal: G-20 Deal Reached, but Outcome Open to Interpretation

• “Fuck off, I learned how to use the semi-colon; now send me some dirty pictures.”

  English Punctuation: The Semicolon « English Punctuation Videos « Videos « Literacy News

• “Yes you can buy a laptop here, but It is cheaper and easier in the States and you get an English operating system and keyboard -- you won't appreciate that until you spend fifteen minutes looking for a semi-colon.”

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• “The semi-colon is basically non-existent in North American comics, although I see them once in a great while.”

  Nate Peikos’s Comics Punctuation

• “The double dash in comics also substitutes for the semi-colon.”

  Nate Peikos’s Comics Punctuation

• “The semi-colon fits much better than the comma here.”

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• “I want to remap; (semi-colon) to the above action.”

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