Chrismlangan  +  390037 Mon, 09 Jul 07 10:02 PM I have a question regarding conjunctive adverbs.  It seems that in every grammar book that I've hear looked at, it says to place a semicolon before a conjunctive adverb (e.g., He went to the store; however, he didn't buy anything.).  However, I never see this actually used in essays, novels, ect.  It always seems that authors just start a new sentence with the conjunctive adverb.  Does anyone know why this is? Chrismlangan Joined on Thu, Jul 5 2007 Full Member 108 Grammar, Verbs, Adverbs, Colons, Essays, Semicolons

	Cool Breeze  +  390067 Mon, 09 Jul 07 11:20 PM  Chrismlangan wrote: Does anyone know why this is? Hi Cl With regard to your example, either way is fine with me. Some people dislike semicolons and that may be the reason they avoid them. Cheers CB Cool Breeze Joined on Fri, Apr 7 2006 Senior Member 3,979 "I hope you'll all live to be 150 years old - and the last voice you hear is mine!" Frank Sinatra on stage in Oslo, Norway, 28 September 1991 Regards, Colons, Semicolons

	Clive  +  390071 Mon, 09 Jul 07 11:29 PM Hi, I think the trend in modern times is towards simplicity in punctuation. I would suggest that most people see a new sentence as the simplest way to handle most such cases. That includes me. Best wishes, Clive Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 29,678 El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo Punctuation