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Victo Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Semicolon or comma?

Could be something, could be nothing.

Could be something; could be nothing.

Thanks.
  

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Hi, Could be something, could be nothing. Could be something; could be nothing. I'd use a comma.

— Clive

  • Hi, Could be something, could be nothing.
  • Could be something; could be nothing.
  • I'd use a comma.
  • Or possibly a period.
  • The causal and fragmentary form of the utterance does not fit well with the semi-colon, which is not usually used as casual punctuation.
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Hi,

Could be something, could be nothing.

Could be something; could be nothing.

I'd use a comma. Or possibly a period.



The causal and fragmentary form of the utterance does not fit well with the semi-colon, which is not usually used as casual punctuation.



Clive

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