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Anthony Truskinger Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Semicolon usage

Hi,

A friend and I were debating about the validity of a the semicolon in the following sentance:

It's English; feel free to use it "brah".

Is it necessary or is a comma more appropriate?
  

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Hi, It's English; feel free to use it , bro . Correct as shown. This sentence is very informal, of course, but is grammatically correct nevertheless.

  • Hi, It's English; feel free to use it , bro .
  • Correct as shown.
  • This sentence is very informal, of course, but is grammatically correct nevertheless.
  • The use of the semicolon seems OK, but a period would be more likely.
  • Do not use a comma.
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Hi,
It's English; feel free to use it, bro.

Correct as shown.

This sentence is very informal, of course, but is grammatically correct nevertheless.

The use of the semicolon seems OK, but a period would be more likely. Do not use a comma.

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Here is a link that also explains semicolon usage. Clive's answer is particularly helpful.

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