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- Use of a semicolon before and comma after however
We would favour a new sentence or a semicolon depending on whether we wanted the semicolon's suggestion of a particularly strong tie between the two clauses (There are some who dislike starting a sentence with however so some style-guides prohibit it, but there's no grammatical reason not to, and it's as good an option to have available as any
- punctuation - When should one use the comma versus the semicolon, and . . .
Semicolon (;) 1) Use a semicolon to separate 2 independent clauses in a sentence, closely related, with no coordinating conjunction Example: The students reviewed for the exam; the teacher corrected the papers Example: The candidates spoke to the crowds during Election Day; each candidate spoke passionately about the fate of the country
- punctuation - How does one correctly use a semicolon? - English . . .
The second Mark, or Semicolon, is made use of to denote a Pause whilst we can tell two [comma-length pauses], and is most frequent, next to the Comma —This is affixed to such Parts of a Period, as have one, or more Commas in them, and contain only a Part of the Declaration of the Subject
- grammar - Usage of semicolon before because - English Language Usage . . .
A semicolon in that position is very unusual and would seriously give the reader cause for pause, which may actually be exactly the writer's intent if it is being used as a creative literary device But it is really non-standard and shouldn't be used for bureaucratic documents or the like
- punctuation - Em dash vs semicolon: which is more appropriate in the . . .
The semicolon is intended to separate two sentences where the second sentence clarifies or extends the first In practice, they're often used incorrectly and there is ample evidence that they confuse readers and translation software
- When should you use a semicolon *with* a conjunction?
The semicolon between clauses suggests a connection between the sentences that is stronger than if there were a period between the two As (to me) it is generally acceptable to start sentences with the short conjunctions and and but , I believe the general rule can extend to independent clauses joined by a semicolon
- Should I use a semicolon or a dash to connect two closely related . . .
a semicolon when the sentences express related, yet independent (especially grammatically independent) thoughts; they could well stand on their own, separated by a period a dash when the second sentence backs up the first one, nails it down to something, restates or amplifies it, provides reasons or examples, or when the second sentence could
- Setting semicolon as formula separator with an English language in . . .
I am looking to have the semicolon ";" as my formula separator (instead of the comma), while at the same time having the language of the excel set to English Historically, you would do this by the following: Set the system language to "English" Set the system region to "Poland" (also could work with other European countries)
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