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Do you use semicolons in your writing?

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lydr11
06/05/14 6:46 pm

Yes;I;use;semicolons;all;the;time; :)

Swarley utah
06/04/14 8:20 pm

in almost all instances, a period would work just fine. you may have to structure the sentence a little differently and the thought would flow more smoothly.

theNobamist Silicon Valley
06/04/14 7:56 pm

They also separate lists of phrases, particularly when commas are needed within them (otherwise use a comma to make the list).

theNobamist Silicon Valley
06/04/14 7:57 pm

Get the following items: eggs, milk, bread

theNobamist Silicon Valley
06/04/14 7:58 pm

The branches of government are: Executive, which executes the law; Judicial, which considers the law; Congress, which creates the law.

ladyniner81 extremists are a cancer
06/04/14 7:36 pm

My grammar/punctuation is so bad, I wouldn't know how to use a semicolon if it bit me in the buttocks

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ProfDG I Want Truth
06/04/14 9:32 am

I use them when appropriate. I have students who overuse them, though.

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myfriendemily Will probably upset you
06/03/14 8:39 pm

I don't understand; how to use; semicolons?

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superlooper Washington D.C.
06/03/14 5:19 pm

I'm in high school and I use them in my formal essays, but nothing else

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Ausrine
06/03/14 3:55 pm

Oh yeah. I learned how to properly use them in high school and they've been my best friend ever since.

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LucentInsanity Seattle
06/03/14 12:41 pm

It's my second favorite punctuation after the interrobang: ‽.

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DrDollylonglegs in the lab... again
06/03/14 10:33 pm

All hail the mighty interrobang!

LucentInsanity Seattle
06/12/14 9:26 pm

Google search "interrobang" and copy & paste it into your keyboard shortcuts.

DrDollylonglegs in the lab... again
06/03/14 12:00 pm

I use semicolons only when a semicolon is necessary; indiscriminate use of semicolons is unseemly.

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jrrob CT
06/03/14 10:16 am

I use semi colons, when I write, but I'm not sure I use them correctly. I do it cuz all the cool kids do it.

itsOkay no longer answering here
06/03/14 8:53 am

What do you call a man who just had surgery for colon cancer?

A semicolon.

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itsOkay no longer answering here
06/03/14 8:52 am

I will often use a semicolon; it's a lot of fun.

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WhoAreYou Up In The Trees
06/03/14 8:38 am

I ; do. I use them; all the time. Too much; maybe. Inappropriately even; at times.

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benseth 11,780 votes
06/03/14 7:41 am

Really? The link goes to a dead man's twitter post? Albeit a brilliant dead man.

akrealist a log cabin in the woods
06/03/14 7:24 am

I use semicolons every day in my writing; without them, I would be a "conjunction abuser".

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eLucidate writing
06/03/14 6:11 am

Only to spite Vonnegut.

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ZaQ777 Pittsburgh
06/03/14 5:17 am

Only when I'm writing Java or C++.

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rondo1 Colorado
06/02/14 9:30 pm

Only as part of a wink ;-)

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Irrelevant United States
06/02/14 9:28 pm

Yes, I do. I use it more than other people. It's a pretty useful mark if I have two very closely related sentences

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HCCrusader Boston
06/02/14 8:11 pm

After reading The World According to Garp I have found that I use them a lot more.

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jenkp223 Being a mommy
06/02/14 8:00 pm

My high school English teacher told me that English professors were impressed by a person who could use semicolons correctly in writing. While I later learned that was crap, I still did it.

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SticksandStones Stop fearmongering
06/02/14 7:46 pm

Yes, because I use proper grammar.

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gonzoboy Northern AZ
06/02/14 7:41 pm

I use semicolons so rarely, that I can say "No" in good conscience... ;)
D'oh!

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kermie gaytopia
06/02/14 7:19 pm

I love Vonnegut; I also use semicolons.

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getupbaby South City
06/03/14 5:27 am

This was funny; so it goes.

cpaswr just say the letters
06/02/14 7:07 pm

Other than using semicolons in school, I don't think I've used one since.

BamaGirl ROLL TIDE from Texas
06/02/14 6:57 pm

Contrary to Kurt Vonnegut's tweet, I learned to properly use a semicolon in middle school; thank you to Ms. Crysel.

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Ivyra Earth
06/02/14 6:54 pm

I am quite fond of semicolons, as well as commas.

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BamaGirl ROLL TIDE from Texas
06/02/14 6:53 pm

I do not often use semicolons; sometimes I use them to separate independent clauses.

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FATSHADOW Cyborg Gorilla
06/02/14 6:41 pm

Fucking Democrats...

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FATSHADOW Cyborg Gorilla
06/02/14 7:01 pm

I always find it funny when ppl on here give shit to the Democrats just bc, as if Republican shit doesn't stink equally as bad. I thought it would be funny to do it on a poll that could not possibly have less to do with Politics.

barrelrider Minnesota
06/02/14 8:04 pm

They are about the same in the results.

FATSHADOW Cyborg Gorilla
06/03/14 12:18 am

Yea thats the point, it would be completely irrational to blame one party over the other in a poll void of politics, but both sides do it on here all the time.

suppressedID destiny is right now
06/02/14 6:36 pm

Y;e;s;

Mostly out of pity.

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dudley northern Virginia woods
06/02/14 6:17 pm

Maybe once or twice a year. It's like the little toe , becoming useless.

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Ivyra Earth
06/02/14 6:55 pm

Definitely not useless. I use it a lot in my writing, it's a wonderful tool of grammar to utilize. I quite enjoy all types of punctuation.

Zod Above Pugetropolis
06/02/14 6:12 pm

I do, sometimes even appropriately.

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melders Entertainment Sometimes
06/02/14 6:05 pm

As a programmer, only about 1000 times a day.

But I use them in regular writing all the time too because they're awesome.

Plus, my right pinky is freakishly strong from programming. No need to let my skills go to waste!

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whitepuppy Happy Birthday
06/02/14 6:02 pm

Semi-colons are underrated. They are necessary to good writing.

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Liberatheist Mustafar
06/02/14 5:57 pm

Yes but not often

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Maj Worth Economist
06/02/14 5:57 pm

Vonnegut clearly has never been a SoH user. There are so many times when the best way to save space is cut the conjunction & turn the comma into a semi colon. In the modern world, every character counts; punctuation is even more important than ever!

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MachoMatt84 Climbing Mountains
06/02/14 6:27 pm

What you did there; I see.

TomLaney1 Jesus is Lord
06/02/14 5:52 pm

Of course. They're necessary if you have any complex thoughts.

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MachoMatt84 Climbing Mountains
06/02/14 5:54 pm

Time for semicolon Saturday?

imanag My heaven on Earth
06/02/14 6:16 pm

Well Tom? What do you think? It could be like pin the semi-colon to the sentence.

TomLaney1 Jesus is Lord
06/02/14 6:22 pm

I've certainly been wanting to do something like maybe Punctuation Pthursdays. I'll work on it. My allergies are giving me runny eyes right now.

fracy A deeper shade of blue.
06/02/14 5:44 pm

It's a really underused punctuation mark.

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AKYF
06/02/14 6:23 pm

Overused; incorrectly

OhTheIrony Learning from you
06/02/14 5:43 pm

RIP Kurt Vonnegut

One of the greatest writers of our time.

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