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&lt;font color=red&gt;DO NOT post paragraphs and compositions here.  Post them in our &lt;a href="http://www.englishforums.com/English/EssayReportCompositionWriting/Forum9.htm"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Essay, Report and Composition Writing Forum&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>XMOD (Build: 3615.39139)</generator><item><title>Re: Using an "and" after a semicolon?</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/UsingAnAndAfterASemicolon/wgvzc/post.htm#698891</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2009 21:26:56 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:698891</guid><dc:creator>Mister Micawber</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/UsingAnAndAfterASemicolon/wgvzc/post.htm#698891</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-698891.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>. It is possible, I suppose, just as a sentence may begin with &amp;#39;and&amp;#39;, but it it usually poor style. Your example certainly is. .</description></item><item><title>Using an "and" after a semicolon?</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/UsingAnAndAfterASemicolon/wgvzc/post.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2009 21:20:49 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:698889</guid><dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/UsingAnAndAfterASemicolon/wgvzc/post.htm</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-698889.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>Hi, I was wondering if it is allowed to use &amp;quot;and&amp;quot; to start the second part of a sentnece after using a semicolon. 
  
 For example: 
 I like cats; and I like dogs. 
  
 Is this correct? or am I not allowed to use the &amp;quot;and&amp;quot;? and are there other words not allowed after semicolons? 
  
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