Same. We talking about punctuation or butts?
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Would the sentence still make sense if it were a period? Then you used it right.
Identify two adjacent sentences. Replace the period with a semicolon.
Identify two adjacent sentences; replace the period with a semicolon.
That's all it takes; there is more to them, but that's a valid use of the semicolon.
Gutted there isn't one on that image
Is it Tl:dr; or Tl;dr:?
Say it with confidence.
It can't be done.
I have;
This wacky dude makes me agree:
I have never used a semicolon without 100% confidence. Am I wrong a lot? Sure. But consider this: I am a cishet white male, and the world revolves around me. My arrogance knows no bounds!
upvote because correct colon usage
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If your not confident about any grammar then you can be confident about being wrong in all grammar :D
But I love my grammar she bakes me cookies.
Mean the semi colon is a special case in English grammar, I know where to put the rest of non colon symbols. The regular one is more simple than the semi. That wasn't supposed to sound quite like that.
If ~~your~~ you're not confident about any grammar then you can be confident about being wrong in all grammar :D