[stylist] Commas and semi-colons

[Eve Sanchez]

Hey all, This is the kind of thing I had in mind for our monthly
sharing/lessons. Pick something you know about and teach it. Good job. Eve

On Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 8:31 AM, Lynda Lambert <llambert at zoominternet.net>wrote:

> The examples given are very good!
> I am posting a website here that gives a really good list of how to use
> the semicolon in your sentences.  I love to use it when listing closely
> related items and for joining two independent clauses in a sentence.  When
> I am too lazy to look it up,  I will often use a period and break it into
> two complete sentences. This gives  the sentence(s)  even more impact at
> times. These are the things I re-think when  I am working on  successive
> drafts. The other thing that helps me so much, is to read my work out loud
> so I can hear the impact of the punctuation. How does it sound?
>
> This site provides good information for writers.
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> http://writing.wisc.edu/**Handbook/Semicolons.html<http://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/Semicolons.html>
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> Lynda Lambert, MFA
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>  To add to that, I think semicolons are also used to list items, in the
>> case where one or more of said items contains a comma
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Bridgit Pollpeter <bpollpeter at hotmail.com
>> To: <stylist at nfbnet.org
>> Date sent: Thu, 8 Nov 2012 17:17:05 -0600
>> Subject: [stylist] Commas and semi-colons
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>> A little info on using semi-colons and commas: Use a comma when a
>> clause, or text, after the comma pertains to the first section but can
>> not stand as it's own complete sentence.  Example: This day has been a
>> laundry list of chores, dishes, sweeping, taking care of baby.
>>
>> A semi-colon connects two clauses where the text following the
>> semi-colon can stand as a complete sentence.  Example: This day has been
>> a laundry list of chores; it's been full of dishes, sweeping and taking
>> care of baby.
>>
>> Sincerely,
>> Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter
>> Read my blog at:
>> http://blogs.livewellnebraska.**com/author/bpollpeter/<http://blogs.livewellnebraska.com/author/bpollpeter/>
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>> "History is not what happened; history is what was written down."
>> The Expected One- Kathleen McGowan
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>> Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2012 09:12:53 -0500
>> From: "Chris Kuell" <ckuell at comcast.net
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>> Subject: Re: [stylist] Eve's Writing prompt
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>> Hi Eve,
>>
>> Your piece is filled with passion, which is always good.  I actually
>> agree
>> with what Bridgit wrote, that I'd like to see some quotes to illustrate
>> the
>> claims you mentioned, but that somewhat depends on what your purpose in
>> writing is.  When I read a piece like this, the professional writer in me
>>
>> thinks -- this would make a good op-ed piece, and I want some quotes and
>>
>> references to back it up.  But, for a blog post, what you wrote is fine.
>>
>> One thing I think you could work on is semi-colons.  You use a lot of
>> them,
>> too many in my opinion.  For example, you wrote:
>> If we wish to be led by a Bishop; we need to go to church, not become
>> one.  I'd suggest using a comma there instead of a semi-colon, or use a
>> period and
>> make it 2 sentences:
>> If we wish to be led by a Bishop, we need to go to church.  Not become
>> one.
>>
>> I think this is a powerful sentence, and you may even want to end the
>> piece
>> with it.  Nice job.
>>
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