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