Anonymous  +  833819 Sun, 26 Jul 09 02:38 AM I am writing a list of names. Should it be written,  The auxiliaries and presidents at this time were; Elders & Deacons-Apostle R Cook; Young Adult Ushers- Sis PaTrina Kelly; Jr. Female Ushers-Sis Doris Oliver; Young Adult Queens-Sis Ebony Oliver; Madison Maids-Sis Margaret Grice; Jr. Deacons-Deacon Lester Jones; Back the Attack-Sis Ernestine Moore. or,    The auxiliaries and presidents at this time were: Elders & Deacons-Apostle R Cook, Young Adult Ushers- Sis PaTrina Kelly, Jr. Female Ushers-Sis Doris Oliver, Young Adult Queens-Sis Ebony Oliver, Madison Maids-Sis Margaret Grice, Jr. Deacons-Deacon Lester Jones, and the Back the Attack-Sis Ernestine Moore. Anonymous Auxiliaries, Colons, Commas, Punctuation, Semicolons

	Best answer by Grammar Geek  +  833898 Sun, 26 Jul 09 04:11 AM I can't see why you need semi-colons to separate the items in the list - there are no commas within each element, so simple commas would be fine.     Grammar Geek

	Yoong Liat  +  833895 Sun, 26 Jul 09 04:08 AM I am writing a list of names. The auxiliaries and presidents at this time were Elders & Deacons-Apostle R Cook; Young Adult Ushers- Sis PaTrina Kelly; Jr. Female Ushers-Sis Doris Oliver; Young Adult Queens-Sis Ebony Oliver; Madison Maids-Sis Margaret Grice; Jr. Deacons-Deacon Lester Jones; and  Back the Attack-Sis Ernestine Moore. Yoong Liat Joined on Mon, Sep 4 2006 Veteran Member 6,757 Auxiliaries, Colons, Commas, Punctuation, Semicolons

	Yoong Liat  +  833906 Sun, 26 Jul 09 04:16 AM The semi-colons separate the items as they look complicated. They make it easier to read.  The items are not simple. For example: I have a few close friends. They are Peter, Mary, Jack, Paul and James. Yoong Liat Colons, Commas, Punctuation, Semicolons, Relationships, Friendships, Friends