A few days ago
SEMI-Colon??????????????????
;;;;;;;;; when they heck do you use these things in writing
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A few days ago
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You use them to join 2 independent clauses (meaning 2 complete sentences). If you join 2 complete sentences with just a comma, it’s called a “comma splice” and is incorrect.
“I find semi-colons confusing; sometimes I am not sure when to use them.”
See, those are 2 complete sentences (called “independent clauses”) joined by a semi-colon.
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A few days ago
You use a semi-colon in the place of a conjunction
e.g. Billy wanted a goat but at the same time he wanted a chicken ( just roll with the stupid example)
Billy wanted a goat ; at the same time he wanted a chicken
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