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TheparishofChigwell@sh.itjust.works 4 days agoHow do you feel about semicolons
Comment on Human experimentation, one way or the other.
TheparishofChigwell@sh.itjust.works 4 days agoHow do you feel about semicolons
victorz@lemmy.world 4 days ago
I welcome them when they make grammatical sense. 🙂 I’m also partial as I’m a developer by trade.
TheparishofChigwell@sh.itjust.works 4 days ago
I, as an avid reader, have always tried to depend on semicolons; for when sentences have ended but deserve the epilogue.
Approved?
victorz@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Agreed, but somehow your use of it here still feels off. Like it isn’t necessary at all right there; at least that’s how I feel. The thing that comes after the semicolon needs to be able to stand on its own. Or use it when counting: Strawberries, blueberries, raspberries; flour, sugar, and cereal; milk, and cream.
TheparishofChigwell@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
Interesting. I would never use more than one semicolon before ending a sentence, but breaking up list like that does seem to respect the verbalization