Comma or semicolon?

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Anonymous  #153254  Sun, 30 Oct 05 05:46 PM
Which is correct, "It's about the children, not you."  or  "It's about the children; not you."
  
paco2004  #153305  Sun, 30 Oct 05 08:26 PM

I'll write "It's about the children, not you".

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pieanne  #153306  Sun, 30 Oct 05 08:28 PM

So would I.

"It's about the children, not (about) you".

  
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