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FETCHER. · 09-10-2009, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Flower Child

- semicolons (what exactly do we use them for?)

marks a long pause in a sentance & introduces lists, or it can inroduce an extra piece of information.

i have no idea where that came from.. i failed english

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09-10-2009, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by kayleigh.

marks a long pause in a sentance & introduces lists, or it can inroduce an extra piece of information.

i have no idea where that came from.. i failed english

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haha, well thank you for that, but does anybody actually use them

FETCHER. · 09-10-2009, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Flower Child

haha, well thank you for that, but does anybody actually use them

no

except when making smilieys

sleepy jack · 09-10-2009, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by kayleigh.

marks a long pause in a sentance & introduces lists, or it can inroduce an extra piece of information.

i have no idea where that came from.. i failed english

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Don't worry, unless punctuation is vastly different in Scotland you still fail. It's to link two independent clauses. Pauses are always done with commas - I have no idea how you would show a "short" or "long" pause seeing as that's more of a verbal thing as opposed to a writing thing.

FETCHER. · 09-10-2009, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by sleepy jack

Don't worry, unless punctuation is vastly different in Scotland you still fail. It's to link two independent clauses.

were both right actually.

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Examples

* Neither of us spoke; we merely waited to see what would happen.
* He usually took great care; even so he made a few errors.
* Four objects lay on the desk: a large book; a spiral-bound notepad; a glass vase containing flowers; and a silver propelling pencil.

Use

Green bullet Semicolons are used between clauses which could stand alone, but which are closely related.

Green bullet They are also used to punctuate lists in continuous prose writing.

Green bullet The semicolon marks a pause which is longer than a comma, but not as long as a colon. This is a subtle distinction.

Green bullet It is most commonly used between clauses which could be expressed as separate sentences, but which have some logical connection.

Green bullet For instance, in the following example there could be a full stop after 'England':

Rutland was formerly the smallest county in England; no other area in the land was famous for so little.

Green bullet The semicolon is used to avoid ambiguity in sentences composed of phrases of different length and a mixed content:

The Chairman welcomed the President, Dr Garvey; the Vice-President Mr Barncroft and his wife; several delegates from the United States; and members of the public who had been invited to attend.

Green bullet Because the semicolon may be used instead of a full stop, some people use it without discrimination. They connect clause after clause with semicolons where no real link exists between them. This creates grammatical confusion and very poor style.

sleepy jack · 09-10-2009, 10:57 AM

The example list makes me feel silly seeing as I was doing that on a paper earlier ;_;

**Janszoon** · 09-10-2009, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by kayleigh.

my friend who recently moved to america (kansas ha!) for a football scholarship says soccer, liquor store & laundry. i always say what when she says them. she will then proceed to speak like the scottish person she is.

What words do you use for liquor store and laundry?

FETCHER. · 09-10-2009, 11:15 AM

liquor store i say, im going to the shop/spar

laudry is called washing

like mum a need to put another washing in.

didnt you know we dont say them?

**Janszoon** · 09-10-2009, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by kayleigh.

liquor store i say, im going to the shop/spar

laudry is called washing

like mum a need to put another washing in.

didnt you know we dont say them?

Nope, I had no idea about either of those, especially the washing/laundry one. Liquor store surprises a lot less since what it's called varies from place to place even within the US. For example where I grew up it's called a package store or packy for short.

FETCHER. · 09-10-2009, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

Nope, I had no idea about either of those, especially the washing/laundry one. Liquor store surprises a lot less since what it's called varies from place to place even within the US. For example where I grew up it's called a package store or packy for short.

yeah, alot of things yous say are different to ours, soccer & pants being main ones haha! sometimes we call shops 'corner shops' for various reasons im not sure i can discuss