What’s a semicolon and when can you use one?
31 Jul 2009
The semicolon is a seriously abused and underused bit of punctuation. And often abandoned (wrongly) in favour of the colon or the comma. But once you know how to use it you'll wonder how you ever lived without it. Seriously. It's that handy. Ok, so here's a brief overview to get you on your way. The semicolon has two main uses. 1. It...