"There's been a reduction in the use of semicolons  . How much do you use them and do you use fewer than you did, in the past? How much do you enjoy them being a part of English usage?"
No, I use as many as ever; I think they're underrated.
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"I use them all the time. I even have one as a tattoo "
I remember reading about semi-colon tattoos... they have a couple of special meanings... apart from a love of semi-colons
cant remember what the meaning is though
as for the op - yes love a semi...
oh wait
love a semi-colon |
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"A dear, departed friend of mine had bowel cancer and had half of his bowel removed in hospital.
I sent a text asking how his operation went.
His reply was ;"
What a sense of humour he had . R.I.P x |
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"I use them all the time. I even have one as a tattoo
I remember reading about semi-colon tattoos... they have a couple of special meanings... apart from a love of semi-colons
cant remember what the meaning is though
as for the op - yes love a semi...
oh wait
love a semi-colon"
A semi colon represents when someone could have chosen to end their life but didn't... |
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"I use them all the time. I even have one as a tattoo
I remember reading about semi-colon tattoos... they have a couple of special meanings... apart from a love of semi-colons
cant remember what the meaning is though
as for the op - yes love a semi...
oh wait
love a semi-colon
A semi colon represents when someone could have chosen to end their life but didn't..."
Oh, I didn't know that. I'll look at any in a whole new light now. That's really powerful. |
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By *rAitchMan 6 weeks ago
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"A dear, departed friend of mine had bowel cancer and had half of his bowel removed in hospital.
I sent a text asking how his operation went.
His reply was ;
What a sense of humour he had . R.I.P x"
He was a joker right up to the end. I do miss him. R.I.P JF. |
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"I use them all the time. I even have one as a tattoo
I remember reading about semi-colon tattoos... they have a couple of special meanings... apart from a love of semi-colons
cant remember what the meaning is though
as for the op - yes love a semi...
oh wait
love a semi-colon
A semi colon represents when someone could have chosen to end their life but didn't...
Oh, I didn't know that. I'll look at any in a whole new light now. That's really powerful."
I have a semi colon tattoo on my left wrist. Xx |
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"A dear, departed friend of mine had bowel cancer and had half of his bowel removed in hospital.
I sent a text asking how his operation went.
His reply was ;
What a sense of humour he had . R.I.P x
He was a joker right up to the end. I do miss him. R.I.P JF."
Hugs 🫂 |
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"There's been a reduction in the use of semicolons . How much do you use them and do you use fewer than you did, in the past? How much do you enjoy them being a part of English usage?
No, I use as many as ever; I think they're underrated.
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I agree. I use them a lot too. |
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"Because they are not needed. 
How else will we get two clauses into a sentence? I guess we could misuse a comma. *Shudders*
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Exactly why was the thread started?
They’re not needed, so people use them less. 🤷♂️
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"Because they are not needed.
How else will we get two clauses into a sentence? I guess we could misuse a comma. *Shudders*
Exactly why was the thread started?
They’re not needed, so people use them less. 🤷♂️
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Or people just don't know how to use them?
Guess you could say the same about any punctuation mark. Still, it's not that deep. I'll use them, others don't have to. |
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"Because they are not needed.
How else will we get two clauses into a sentence? I guess we could misuse a comma. *Shudders*
Exactly why was the thread started?
They’re not needed, so people use them less. 🤷♂️
Or people just don't know how to use them?
Guess you could say the same about any punctuation mark. Still, it's not that deep. I'll use them, others don't have to. "
The way I see it - if people make sense of it, it’s good English.
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"Because they are not needed.
How else will we get two clauses into a sentence? I guess we could misuse a comma. *Shudders*
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I agree  . It's amazing how much written language is made unclear, due to poor use of punctuation. I'm not the best but do enjoy and appreciate semicolons. I've used just one today  |
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"Because they are not needed.
How else will we get two clauses into a sentence? I guess we could misuse a comma. *Shudders*
It was in my newsfeed and I remembered back to school days, when we learned punctuation, including the semicolon.
Exactly why was the thread started?
They’re not needed, so people use them less. 🤷♂️
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"Because they are not needed.
How else will we get two clauses into a sentence? I guess we could misuse a comma. *Shudders*
Exactly why was the thread started?
They’re not needed, so people use them less. 🤷♂️
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It was in my newsfeed and I remembered back to school days, when we learned punctuation, including the semicolon. |
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I enjoy semicolons; however it is clear to me that not all folks appreciate their usage.
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Talking of punctuation, the BBC 4 radio show "Word of Mouth" had a good episode on the full stop and other punctuation.
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There is a feeling amongst a some folks that using full stops in online messaging is a bit curt / rude.
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For example, in a text chat, perhaps discussing on whether we might go out for dinner, some people might say in a reply "Fine."
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Some folks consider that a bit curt or sharp. It could be perceived at a bit "huffy". These folks would prefer no full stop.
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Personally, I find the lack of full stop confusing. "Fine" as a reply says to me "They've not ended the conversation, there could be more to come". And it also says to me "They're in agreement, but just forgot to add a full stop".
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"I enjoy semicolons; however it is clear to me that not all folks appreciate their usage.
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Talking of punctuation, the BBC 4 radio show "Word of Mouth" had a good episode on the full stop and other punctuation.
.
There is a feeling amongst a some folks that using full stops in online messaging is a bit curt / rude.
.
For example, in a text chat, perhaps discussing on whether we might go out for dinner, some people might say in a reply "Fine."
.
Some folks consider that a bit curt or sharp. It could be perceived at a bit "huffy". These folks would prefer no full stop.
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Personally, I find the lack of full stop confusing. "Fine" as a reply says to me "They've not ended the conversation, there could be more to come". And it also says to me "They're in agreement, but just forgot to add a full stop".
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I really enjoy Word of Mouth episodes |
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"I use them all the time. I even have one as a tattoo "
I use them all the time; I even have one as a tattoo!
I fixed that sentence for you; you can thank me later. Or, you can just tell me to fuck off; the choice is yours. |
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"I also enjoy the word whilst, whilst some might suggest it is archaic, I find it flows better than while."
I agree whilst is a great word.
I enjoy giving a lady oral whilst someone else sucks my cock😁 |
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