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[–] 6 points 2 years ago (4 children)

I've been trying to get the semicolon to take off; haven't had much luck though.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I had an eloquent friend who used them in college. The advice he got from TAs (many were from overseas) was to not use them.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I got that advice as well -- the explanation given to me was that it's almost always used incorrectly, so just be safe and don't. However, I like the way it makes writing more closely resemble natural speech; we usually talk in conjoined clauses rather than complete sentences.

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