e) bologna

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

mia maxima culpa!

I was just teasing rommie since he's been a little frustrated at the barrage of "what's the answer to #12" questions that have hit the forums lately. This was not directed at you simon. I think you've asked some interesting questions!

To answer your question, when you are refering to people, "the yellow" is not normally even grammatically correct, much less politically correct. I think this is because "white" and "black" are used as labels for those races, but Asians are

hehe. Just trying to drive you over the edge.

No. The sentence is fine. It WOULD be a run on if it was: "The boy was bitten by the dog he was brought to the emergency room." But the conjunction "and" seperates the two thoughts, so the sentence is clear.

There is a lot of junk in this sentence because it's trying to be poetic. However, the core of it is: "It was like the far-off challenge in our enemy and prey." This is a simile (it uses "like" or "as" to make a comparison).

Both are fine. In the first, "cameo" is being used as a noun. In the second, "cameo" is being used as an adjective. As far as I know, both uses are acceptable.

The first case means that the friends purchased something. The second case means that the friends took care of a debt. In the second case, the thing that was purchased is understood by context. If you use them correctly, I'd say your choice of