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Sundarnaz Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

Semicolon

Teaching is a prophetic profession; only blessed people join it.

Is the sentence a natural one? Is the use of semicolon correct here?

  

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We usually use 'prophetic' to say that someone can see into the future in a mystical way. I don't think you mean that. Do you?

— Clive

  • We usually use 'prophetic' to say that someone can see into the future in a mystical way.
  • I don't think you mean that.
  • Do you?
  • The semi-colon is not wrong, but we don't use it as often as you might think.
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We usually use 'prophetic' to say that someone can see into the future in a mystical way. I don't think you mean that. Do you?

The semi-colon is not wrong, but we don't use it as often as you might think.

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