tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post7376716714667522219..comments2024-03-28T02:36:55.037-04:00Comments on Brooklyn Arden: SQUIDS 101: Punctuation: SemicolonsCherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05972029478350879112noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post-67165143972150919192010-06-23T13:04:02.540-04:002010-06-23T13:04:02.540-04:00I have read so much on semicolons and the rules st...I have read so much on semicolons and the rules still seem pretty fuzzy. Thanks for the info!MBW aka Olleymaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06311893784715159105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post-56080028979365946642010-06-21T19:11:28.043-04:002010-06-21T19:11:28.043-04:00The semicolon has long been my favorite punctuatio...The semicolon has long been my favorite punctuation mark. It's perfect when you want to link two thoughts, as you said, in the same sentence. The tyrannical hard stop of the period interrupts your flow; the conjunction and comma, on the other hand, not only add an unnecessary word but may be too weak a levee to keep your two thoughts from converging in the reader's mind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post-49157635589753534622010-06-21T09:32:11.615-04:002010-06-21T09:32:11.615-04:00Thanks for posting that, Greg! A great summation o...Thanks for posting that, Greg! A great summation of rules.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05972029478350879112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post-1527047989397993492010-06-21T02:27:24.072-04:002010-06-21T02:27:24.072-04:00Then there are some semicolon rules available in p...Then there are some semicolon rules available in poster form, courtesy of The Oatmeal:<br /><br /><a href="http://theoatmeal.com/comics/semicolon" rel="nofollow">How To Use a Semicolon</a><br /><br />Poster form!!!! I love that....Greg Pincushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449684160718426340noreply@blogger.com