Ducks1160  +  959187 Sun, 01 Nov 09 08:09 PM His eyes were a blazing blue, his teeth a radiant white, and both contrasted dramatically against his bronzed face. It would seem that a semicolon should follow "blue" because the first clause is independent, but it is also the first of a three part series, and I feel a semicolon there would unbalance the sentence.  What do you think? Ducks1160 Joined on Fri, Jul 3 2009 New Member 32 Clauses, Commas, Punctuation, Semicolons, Writing, Sentences

	Philip  +  959334 Sun, 01 Nov 09 11:18 PM The semicolon is used in a series that has been introduced by a colon. [There are three reasons he wants to go to Paris:  he has never been there; his girlfriend is studying there; and his parents came from France.]   Otherwise, it is used in place of a period to join two sentences which are so close in meaning that a period would set them apart.  [My mother is a great hostess; people always want to be on her invitation listl.] Philip Joined on Thu, Jun 23 2005 Veteran Member 8,726 At reise er at leve! - H. C. Andersen Colons, Commas, Punctuation, Semicolons, Sentences