(1) Note that attributes are separated by commas, whereas each rule ends with a semicolon .(2) What follows a semicolon explains, elaborates, or clarifies the clause that appears before the semicolon .(3) Maybe it says you're a little naughty if you use a semicolon instead of a colon?(4) A semicolon here, a stronger verb there, and do you really need that dependent clause?(5) So few people understand how a semicolon is supposed to work, and even those who do routinely appear stuffy, because most of the time they could use separate sentences or an em-dash instead.(6) In the realm of punctuation, a comma is used for a brief pause, a semicolon for a more moderate pause, and a period as a full stop.(7) Eddie finds himself without much to do - Ted's books tend to run about 500 words, and he keeps the kid busy retyping the thing, changing a comma to a semicolon and back again.(8) I attended the news conferences of February 27 and a reporter asked me whether that moment was a period or a comma or a semicolon in the story of Catholicism in America.(9) We live in a world that has completely lost track of the semicolon , we speak in incomplete sentences, with three little dots of ellipsis understood, because we never find the right wordu2026 Life is beautiful, but it has no form.(10) If you don't know whether or not to use a colon, a semicolon , or a dash, cut that sentence down!(11) We now have to follow world accounting standards and world other standards, so why do we not just follow world tax law grammatical standards and settle for the semicolon ?(12) And this writing seems pretty ordinary: complete sentences; semicolons ; yada yada.(13) I took my sit in Creative Writing and listened as Mr. Thompson lectured the class on when to use commas and semicolons when writing a story.(14) Specifically, a series of colons and semicolons was presented during each trial.(15) Most letters would be vastly improved if they contained some short, even one-word sentences; and some change-of-pace punctuation like semicolons , dashes, question marks.(16) I overuse semicolons for no particular reason except that I've always liked them.
