Hi, thank you. What I have heard is that when two ideas (?) are joined by and , but, or, nor, for, so, yet, while, and whereas and either of them has internal commas, a semicolon can be employed (used?). What do you say about this? No. If you

Hi, thank you. What I have heard is that when two ideas (?) are joined by and , but, or, nor, for, so, yet, while, and whereas and either of them has internal commas, a semicolon can be employed (used?). What do you say about this? Also, are the

Hi, this is what Feebs11 said as part of his response to this thread started by Pleasecorrectme: And .. and ! Colon and semi-colon . Is it apporiate to use in this way : E.g . A few excellent ideas were thought out by our committee members:

Program: Your essay is good and has improved a lot from the first draft.. Writing is hard work, it takes a lot of thinking and planning to write a good essay. I have made some suggestions. I have rewrote my essay again.please correct it .

Althought one of our illustrious members really advises against the semi-colon in general, I'm nearly as strongly opposed. However, I would say that three in one paragraph is too many. One is usually more than enough. (No more than one per

Hi Annacolica Welcome to the English Forums. Before this century, oysters were cheap; they were not the luxury they are today. They were not eaten during the summer; however, it was safe to do so in the winter. They are very flavoursome, but

Before this century oysters were cheap they were not the luxury they are today. They were not eaten during the summer however it was safe to do so in the winter. They are very flavoursome but a lot of people don't like the thought of

. Yes, no comma. And no colon. Colons easily support clause fragments on their right, but semicolons normally require an independent clause on either hand. The extreme terseness of the second clause makes the structure iffy, but I doubt your

Hello, I have a quick question. I wrote an essay on Thursday, and I'm not sure if I punctuated a sentence correctly: Some repent for a lifetime; others, an eternity. Was a colon or a semicolon appropriate? I know colons are used with

Hi, Thanks again, very clear to understand! I don't think you understand my last question; I know what a clause is. I am just asking if you can punctuate the sentence as I had broken down the parts of the sentence into their clauses and