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on 9/19/2007 Common sense is important in the use of semicolons. If a semicolon makes a sentence easier to understand, use it. Multiple semicolons in a sentence merely serve to add confusion. Consider using short sentences rather than long ones punctuated with numerous semicolons. Kurt Vonnegut hated semicolons. He called them "transvestite hermaphrodites" that only serve to show one went to college.
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on 11/22/2005 From personal experience, the semicolon is an amazing and powerful punctuation mark in writing, but be sure not to overuse it. Using semicolons too many times is like writing "And then, after that..." over and over again.
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