whenever i search it up its like “erhm actuchually??! you are supposed to use a semicolon between closely related independent clauses which are not joined by a coordinating conjunction!!🤓☝”
EXCUSE ME? I ONLY KNOW LIKE 5 WORDS IN THAT SENTENCE
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There are many good uses for semicolons in this thread; however, I have yet to see anyone mention the semicolon’s use with a conjunctive adverb.
Off the top of my head, the only conjunctive adverb I use frequently is “however.” It is a lazy way to take a run on sentence with 3-4 independent clauses and make it less bad. ; however,
We use semicolons for independent clause joining and clarity in complicated lists; however, my favorite use is the conjunctive adverb.
A semicolon can be used to join independent clauses; to clarify complicated lists; or to introduce a conjunctive adverb.
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