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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.

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.

 

 

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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.

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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.

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