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Are semicolons necessary?
mipadi
post Aug 6 2009, 10:40 PM
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Kurt Vonnegut wrote, "Do not use semicolons. They are transvestite hermaphrodites representing absolutely nothing. All they do is show you've been to college." But I happen to like semicolons; I have been to college and I know how to use them properly. So who's right, Kurt Vonnegut or me?
 
 
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post Aug 8 2009, 06:00 AM
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yes - but THEY'RE ALWAYS USED f*ckING WRONG!!!!

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my computer was on and my boyfriend wrote that. he majored in english, so misuse of punctuation and words make him really pissed.
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mipadi   Are semicolons necessary?   Aug 6 2009, 10:40 PM
brooklyneast05   sorry, i have to side with Vonnegut. i don't t...   Aug 6 2009, 10:53 PM
karmakiller   QUOTE(brooklyneast05 @ Aug 6 2009, 10:53 ...   Aug 6 2009, 11:01 PM
ArjunaCapulong   QUOTE(brooklyneast05 @ Aug 6 2009, 11:53 ...   Aug 7 2009, 04:46 AM
IWontRapeYou   My history english teacher is obsessed with semico...   Aug 6 2009, 11:03 PM
mipadi   Semicolons, like music, are just things you have t...   Aug 6 2009, 11:03 PM
Teesa   QUOTE(mipadi @ Aug 7 2009, 12:03 AM) Semi...   Aug 6 2009, 11:04 PM
Gigi   QUOTE(mipadi @ Aug 6 2009, 09:03 PM) Semi...   Aug 6 2009, 11:20 PM
brooklyneast05   QUOTE(Gigi @ Aug 6 2009, 11:20 PM) In all...   Aug 6 2009, 11:23 PM
synkiro   i am a semicolon fan; i prefer to make my independ...   Aug 6 2009, 11:05 PM
mipadi   QUOTE(synkiro @ Aug 7 2009, 12:05 AM) i a...   Aug 6 2009, 11:07 PM
Cristy   QUOTEchangmin says (12:02:19 AM): http://www.creat...   Aug 6 2009, 11:10 PM
Joanne   I love semicolons.   Aug 6 2009, 11:22 PM
Cristy   QUOTE(Gigi @ Aug 7 2009, 12:20 AM) But us...   Aug 6 2009, 11:42 PM
Markster   i like them. they seem perfect to use at times. of...   Aug 7 2009, 03:07 AM
Joanne   QUOTE(Markster @ Aug 7 2009, 01:07 AM) i ...   Aug 8 2009, 01:33 AM
Nickfury   i dont have a problem with semicolons. i just pref...   Aug 7 2009, 04:42 AM
Ekay   i love semicolons; they allow to me to variate my ...   Aug 8 2009, 01:27 AM
Buttsex   Semicolons are necessary.   Aug 8 2009, 01:32 AM
Mikeplyts   Semicolons are usually necessary in CSS, so yeah, ...   Aug 8 2009, 01:36 AM
-DressYourEyelids-   yes - but THEY'RE ALWAYS USED f*ckING WRONG...   Aug 8 2009, 06:00 AM
mipadi   QUOTE(-DressYourEyelids- @ Aug 8 20...   Aug 8 2009, 03:21 PM
schizo   I loved using them when my English classes actuall...   Aug 8 2009, 02:15 PM
emberfly   QUOTE(schizo @ Aug 8 2009, 02:15 PM) I lo...   Aug 14 2009, 04:18 PM
libertie   ^LOL I can't say I like or dislike semicolons...   Aug 8 2009, 03:41 PM
elletricity   I like semicolons. I overuse them in English class...   Aug 14 2009, 04:08 PM
emberfly   QUOTE(mipadi @ Aug 6 2009, 10:40 PM) Kurt...   Aug 14 2009, 04:16 PM
Butterface89   QUOTE(mipadi @ Aug 6 2009, 10:40 PM) Kurt...   Oct 1 2010, 10:24 AM


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