Identify two adjacent sentences. Replace the period with a semicolon.
Identify two adjacent sentences; replace the period with a semicolon.
That's all it takes; there is more to them, but that's a valid use of the semicolon.
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I have;
Is it Tl:dr; or Tl;dr:?
Say it with confidence.
It can't be done.
Gutted there isn't one on that image
If your not confident about any grammar then you can be confident about being wrong in all grammar :D
But I love my grammar she bakes me cookies.
Mean the semi colon is a special case in English grammar, I know where to put the rest of non colon symbols. The regular one is more simple than the semi. That wasn't supposed to sound quite like that.
If ~~your~~ you're not confident about any grammar then you can be confident about being wrong in all grammar :D
This wacky dude makes me agree:
I have never used a semicolon without 100% confidence. Am I wrong a lot? Sure. But consider this: I am a cishet white male, and the world revolves around me. My arrogance knows no bounds!
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