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cosmicmind ago

pizzagate wiki meme -----> http://www.sli.mg/DYvxap

ZalesMcMuffin ago

While semicolon usage has, sadly, waned of late, in this case, a mere comma would be in order.

cosmicmind ago

My 11th grade English teacher would disagree, but you're entitled to your opinion.

:)

I can hear her now, "use a semicolon to separate 2 independent clauses in a sentence, closely related, with no coordinating conjunction."

Initially I typed in a comma. Then I went back in, erased it and typed a semicolon as per mrs. what's-her-names memory. (she was a bit of a bitch though, as I find most grammar Nazi's are.)
For that reason, if I know there's a grammar Nazi on board I like to f with them, just to rattle their brain cage.

You know why nobody's using a semicolon anymore? They confuse colon and comma rules!
Unless you think the word "then" is a coordinating conjunction, which I don't.

If I were to evaluate your sentence I'd suggest removing the comma between the words 'case' and 'a'. It's unnecessary overkill.

ZalesMcMuffin ago

I considered that, but I tend to err on the side of too many, just to help make things bite-sized. It's a preference, and we all have those, after all...

I still say the semicolon (not colon) in the graphic is not correct, though. It's true that semicolons separate clauses; your teacher was right about that -- and ignorance of that rule is utterly epidemic today. However, I believe a comma is in order when giving instructions, as you were. The semicolon really looks wrong, at least to me.

cosmicmind ago

....we all have our preferences... I laughed/spewed coffee on the screen. I know it's not funny, and now I feel badly for laughing.

I'm also a big fan of the dot dot dots.... cause I'm lazy.... lazy.... lazy.... and ain't nobody no how gonna take my dots away from me... ya hear?

here ya go. I know how you ''types'' are... anal in the grammar department.

http://www.sli.mg/Earroj

I realize I wrote colon instead of semicolon. You really are a grammar Nazi.
11th grade Mrs-what's-her-name would be so proud of you!

ZalesMcMuffin ago

If we couldn't laugh, we'd all go insane. Some hippie with a margarita said that, I think.

Thanks for the comma variant. :-)