ELI5 how and when does one use semicolons? 935 viewsNovember 30, -0001 0 Question83.52K May 26, 2019 1 Comment ELI5 how and when does one use semicolons? In: Other Gensi_Alaria commented May 26, 2019 When you want to add a related point to your original statement without starting a new sentence. E.g.: “Pauline was a record-breaking corn husker; he husked 500 corns in 3 minutes last year.” Or: “You can’t drink bleach; your student loans don’t cover bleach-drinking.” It includes the same grammatical weight of a period without the phonetic gap between sentences that a period creates. 0 Answers ActiveVotedNewestOldest Register or Login
When you want to add a related point to your original statement without starting a new sentence.
E.g.: “Pauline was a record-breaking corn husker; he husked 500 corns in 3 minutes last year.”
Or: “You can’t drink bleach; your student loans don’t cover bleach-drinking.”
It includes the same grammatical weight of a period without the phonetic gap between sentences that a period creates.