semi-colon

The semi-colon is basically non-existent in North American comics, although I see them once in a great while.

Nate Peikos’s Comics Punctuation 2009

The double dash in comics also substitutes for the semi-colon.

Nate Peikos’s Comics Punctuation 2009

Sentence with a semi-colon: Call me Ishmael; it's my name.

Happy, National Punctuation Day?.!!,()& Alexandra Petri 2010

Yes you can buy a laptop here, but It is cheaper and easier in the States and you get an English operating system and keyboard -- you won't appreciate that until you spend fifteen minutes looking for a semi-colon.

Shipping Items 2009

The sentence had one colon, one semi-colon, three commas, and the word "and" appeared six times.

G-20 Deal Reached, but Outcome Open to Interpretation Damian Paletta 2011

Using a semi-colon says, "I have a thought, and I have another thought that is almost distinct from that thought, but not quite."

Happy, National Punctuation Day?.!!,()& Alexandra Petri 2010

Yes you can buy a laptop here, but It is cheaper and easier in the States and you get an English operating system and keyboard -- you won't appreciate that until you spend fifteen minutes looking for a semi-colon.

Shipping Items 2009

Yes you can buy a laptop here, but It is cheaper and easier in the States and you get an English operating system and keyboard -- you won't appreciate that until you spend fifteen minutes looking for a semi-colon.

Shipping Items 2009

No one really knows when it's appropriate to use a semi-colon, but I'd avoid them after Labor Day and during funerals.

Happy, National Punctuation Day?.!!,()& Alexandra Petri 2010

Fuck off, I learned how to use the semi-colon; now send me some dirty pictures.

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