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MisterFuzyPants Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Is a semicolon correct in this sentence?

0The word first appeared in print in 1596, and it soon found its way into wide use00;00 being employed by several prominent playwrights including William Shakespeare and Ben Jonson.02br
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12br 12blockquote 10 01b 01font 00No. It should be a comma. 02font 02b 00 0-

— Philip

  • 12br 12blockquote 10 01b 01font 00No.
  • It should be a comma.
  • 02font 02b 00 0-
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