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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Semicolons should be used when the two individual series are longer/already contain commas.
For example, the sentence “Alex had eaten a big meal of potatoes, steak, broccoli, and cheesecake, and really enjoyed it.” Is confusing because it seems like the list is incomplete/clunky with the double “and”.
Changing it to “Alex had eaten a big meal of potatoes, steak, broccoli, and cheesecake; he really enjoyed it.” More clearly separates the two parts of the sentence.
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