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re: For those of you who hate the Grammar Nazis...
Posted on 5/14/14 at 3:35 am to Corkfather
Posted on 5/14/14 at 3:35 am to Corkfather
For example...
I feel like it could read...
Correct?
The semicolon and comma look a little weird because they're bold and underlined.
quote:
I normally use them when I feel like the other half of the sentence could be it's own sentence but is also relevant to the first half and doesn't really need to be it's own sentence.
I feel like it could read...
quote:
I normally use them when I feel like the other half of the sentence could be it's own sentence; but is also relevant to the first half,and doesn't really need to be it's own sentence.
Correct?
The semicolon and comma look a little weird because they're bold and underlined.
This post was edited on 5/14/14 at 3:37 am
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Posted on 5/14/14 at 5:58 am to Corkfather
quote:
Correct?
Not as used in your example given. What follows your conjunctions are not independent clauses. No punctuation should be used after those conjunctions. A semicolon is usually used in lieu of a coordinate conjunction anyway--not in addition to one.
This post was edited on 5/14/14 at 6:01 am
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