{"id":10,"date":"2007-06-18T09:55:44","date_gmt":"2007-06-18T13:55:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/constant-content.com\/blog\/?p=10"},"modified":"2018-04-24T09:22:58","modified_gmt":"2018-04-24T16:22:58","slug":"semicolons-use-them-right-or-lose-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.constant-content.com\/content-writing-service\/2007\/06\/semicolons-use-them-right-or-lose-them\/","title":{"rendered":"Semicolons: Use Them Right or Lose Them"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\"><p>Semicolons. Their misuse is one of my biggest peeves, simply because they are so easy to use.<\/p>\n<p>There are only two situations in which you would use a semicolon.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The first is to separate two sentences that are related.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I love my dog; she&#8217;s small and quiet.&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;Teenagers often drink without their parents&#8217; knowledge; parents should monitor their children more closely.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>The second is to separate clauses after a colon when the use of only commas will cause confusion.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Laura bought three dresses: the first was pink, grey and white; the second was green with horizontal yellow stripes; and the third was, for whatever reason, neon orange.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Semicolons are not used<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In place of colons<\/li>\n<li>In place of commas<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For any other situation except for the two mentioned above<\/p>\n<p>Please &#8212; if you do not know how to properly use a semicolon, don&#8217;t use it. Semicolons don&#8217;t make an article appear more sophisticated if they are used incorrectly; they have the opposite effect.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, a well-used semicolon is a beautiful thing. Don&#8217;t abuse it!<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Semicolons. Their misuse is one of my biggest peeves, simply because they are so easy to use. There are only two situations in which you would use a semicolon. 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