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How the FUCK do you use semicolons?
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2021-05-20 at 9:25 PM UTC
Originally posted by Ghost (;;();;)
its a bandaid
over a buttho?
(;;(o);;)
as mentioned I think it associates with a comma but instead of using a comma that seperates apart of say a food list the ; might help a statement by seperating a statement in a conversation or to shorten it and removing an excess of the story. tl;dr as apposed to That was too long so I didnt read all of it. -
2021-05-20 at 9:28 PM UTCI wish there was a way to Google how to use a semi-colon. Dang!
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2021-05-20 at 10:57 PM UTC
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2021-05-20 at 11 PM UTC
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2021-05-20 at 11:14 PM UTC
Originally posted by mmQ I wish there was a way to Google how to use a semi-colon. Dang!
Like I said, I've probably looked it up like 10 times now. I just don't... can't... get it. I need a tip. A trick. Like the "therefore" thing. Not the "therefore" thing though, because I would most likely just opt to always use "therefore" in that situation instead, and I know in my heart of hearts that semicolons do more than that. They're more versatile. They're... they're something. Right? There's more to it than that. "Linking two related independent clauses"? That's it? No. I remember that from when I was in school even. It is rote knowledge. A definition that I cannot put it into practice. I need someone to impart upon me the Forbidden Knowledge - the practical usage - in a way that my addled mind can internalize.
Examples of its usage in this thread have been illuminating; I'm honestly quite pleased with the contributions you've all made here. -
2021-05-20 at 11:16 PM UTCDID I DO IT RIGHT? I WILL NEVER KNOW.
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2021-05-20 at 11:21 PM UTC
Originally posted by Meikai Like I said, I've probably looked it up like 10 times now. I just don't… can't… get it. I need a tip. A trick. Like the "therefore" thing. Not the "therefore" thing though, because I would most likely just opt to always use "therefore" in that situation instead, and I know in my heart of hearts that semicolons do more than that. They're more versatile. They're… they're something. Right? There's more to it than that. "Linking two related independent clauses"? That's it? No. I remember that from when I was in school even. It is rote knowledge. A definition that I cannot put it into practice. I need someone to impart upon me the Forbidden Knowledge - the practical usage - in a way that my addled mind can internalize.
Examples of its usage in this thread have been illuminating; I'm honestly quite pleased with the contributions you've all made here.
See? You got it. It just replaces STUPID CONJUNCTIONS; its supposed to do that.
Haha I have no idea; I don't actually care. -
2021-05-21 at 12:56 AM UTCYou did do it right. Gratz.
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2021-05-21 at 12:44 PM UTCWho gives a flying fuck.
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2021-06-15 at 7:30 PM UTC
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2021-06-15 at 7:43 PM UTCcacophony of cars humming and making the sounds of radio stations constantly changing at a low volume.
it was lovely during the first of Covid. because hardly anyone was driving at night. now its back to shitty norm and bumper to bumper. at night if there is an accident and it's hot outside still around 10pm. and traffic rolls, you can hear up the hill people shit talkig each other. what sounds like people getting out of the car to fight. road rage.
the human race is a pestilence. I think a nuclear winter might calm things a bit. WWIII is calling for a vacancy. or maybe it will be a mountain size asteroid.
no one will have to worry about bills anymore. -
2021-06-16 at 12:53 AM UTCNow write etcetera with an ampersand.
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2021-06-16 at 4:32 AM UTCIt’s a slight pause when speaking; idk give it a try!
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2021-06-16 at 4:34 AM UTC
Originally posted by Quick Mix Ready cacophony of cars humming and making the sounds of radio stations constantly changing at a low volume.
it was lovely during the first of Covid. because hardly anyone was driving at night. now its back to shitty norm and bumper to bumper. at night if there is an accident and it's hot outside still around 10pm. and traffic rolls, you can hear up the hill people shit talkig each other. what sounds like people getting out of the car to fight. road rage.
the human race is a pestilence. I think a nuclear winter might calm things a bit. WWIII is calling for a vacancy. or maybe it will be a mountain size asteroid.
no one will have to worry about bills anymore.
Read Albert pikes prediction and tell me that isn’t what’s next lol -
2021-06-16 at 3:04 PM UTC
Originally posted by Meikai Seriously, it's been bothering me. I never use semicolons. I've gone through 30 years of life relying on hyphens, awkwardly placed periods, and overusing commas to compensate for this crippling deficiency of mine. About twice a year I say to myself "No. Fuck this, we're using a semicolon this time." and then I spend the next two days second-guessing myself. What the fuck are semicolons? Whose idea was that? And how the FUCK am I supposed to be using them? I've probably looked this up like 10 times and I still don't really know. Maybe I'll just never know. Maybe this is just arcane knowledge that is fated to always be beyond my ken. I don't know. I don't know how to use semicolons. Fuck.
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thar i used one
