By Dates, Semicolons

Hi,Could I be able to use what I call "elaborate" punctuation in emails, like using semicolons and dashes?? Can you correct this?eg,I was expecting your email, Jane; I am glad to receive it. I have one question though: did you decide on your wedding date? Are you marrying the dashing...

I have a good piece of news to report: - a piece of good news? Our Center just had a new computer room and bathroom installed. - Center - why capitalization? came from the general contributions of our Mothers of Our Neighborhood Associations - general or generous? and the...

I doubt that it is more nearly acceptable that we reproduce the exact same thread with a new date on it. The word that I mispelled was "clause." If you reread the post, I misspelled several words. I was copying from the Gregg reference manual (an English grammar / usage reference manual) as...

To avoid embarrassment, is there some convenient way to tell when an issue has been resolved, in case one fails to notice the date? P.S. Anon: You misspelled "louse" in your last paragraph.

Hi i would really appreciate it if you could proof read the Recommendation page of my report "Challenges Involved in the Dentistry Field". I would really appreciate it if you could proof read my report and let me know if there are any mistakes or confusing sentences. Please let me know if i...

I believe that the ghost that has appeared before me truly is my father’s spirit, and that everything it has said is true. The ghost did not flee before Horatio’s “cross,” rule over my people justly; just as my father did, and just as he expects me to do. Looks pretty good to me. You have a...

This letter is well written, and your English is good. But I did spot a few mistakes. And many of your sentences are too long, you need to use more commas and fullstops. In the second paragraph: "...my future plans of seeking a carrier in an international organization...." The word is...

Arnold Robbins and I are good friends. We were introduced 11 years ago by circumstances—and our favorite programming language, AWK. The circumstances started a couple of years earlier. I was working at a new job and noticed an unplugged Unix computer sitting in the corner. No one knew how to use...

There are other (less common) uses for the semicolon too. 1) To join a list of phrases or items that already contain commas: "The digitaries who signed the 1945 surrender of Japan were as follows: General Douglas McArthur and Admiral Chester H. Nimitz, United States; Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser,...