Comment on There should be a semicolon punctuation for exclamation and question marks.

HEXN3T@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

• Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Is a new mark necessary? Just taking out the semicolon does exactly what you want.

  Hell, the semicolon was pretty much invented because someone thought “What if I want a compound sentence, but can’t decide on a conjunction to put between them?”

  How often does anybody use THOSE? (In English, C++ doesn’t count)

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  • HEXN3T@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    The sentence doesn’t have emphasis unless I use italics, which isn’t always convenient, or sometimes even possible (writing, software with no formatting).

    Also, I use semicolons–and double hyphens, for that matter–quite frequently. I love using them.

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    • Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      So, you just like putting wacky symbols in your writing despite grammar?

      Just start writing all your posts in l33t speak!

      533m5 11k3 7h47 m19h7 83 219h7 up y0u2 4113y!

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      • Strider@thelemmy.club ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        1337 5k111z 820.

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      • HEXN3T@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Ok

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  • intensely_human@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    No, semicolons are not for compound sentences; they’re for something else.

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