← Back to context Comment by ImPostingOnHN 1 month ago A semicolon is for separating list items that follow a colon 2 comments ImPostingOnHN Reply garciansmith 1 month ago Semicolons have more than one use."In regular prose, a semicolon is most commonly used between two independent clauses not joined by a conjunction to signal a closer connection between them than a period would." Chicago Manual of Style, 18th Edition, 407. ImPostingOnHN 1 month ago An em dash would be better for that purpose — good writing should flow, like an em dash.
garciansmith 1 month ago Semicolons have more than one use."In regular prose, a semicolon is most commonly used between two independent clauses not joined by a conjunction to signal a closer connection between them than a period would." Chicago Manual of Style, 18th Edition, 407. ImPostingOnHN 1 month ago An em dash would be better for that purpose — good writing should flow, like an em dash.
ImPostingOnHN 1 month ago An em dash would be better for that purpose — good writing should flow, like an em dash.
Semicolons have more than one use.
"In regular prose, a semicolon is most commonly used between two independent clauses not joined by a conjunction to signal a closer connection between them than a period would." Chicago Manual of Style, 18th Edition, 407.
An em dash would be better for that purpose — good writing should flow, like an em dash.