On Sat, 16 Mar 1996, AlberCrombie wrote:

I have a request.  Could some of you wonderful english majors (and other
assorted masters of the english language) post a few rules on punctuation?

I'ld like to know more about how the hell to use semi-colons and commas. 

As told to me by my mom, who has taught English in foreign countries even :)

Semi-colons:
Used to seperate independant clauses...basically combining two sentences 
into one --

He turned and smiled at her; she smiled back at him.

---Commas are used for lists, dependant clauses and with conjunctions.

He gave her three giant wombats, a toad, and a bucket of mold.

First of all, he was rather rude, and secondly, he wasn't very good with 
women.

She sighed, because she knew he cared, even though he wasn't very bright.


John Walter Biles :  MA-History, Ph.D Wannabe at U. Kansas         
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"Love is the image you place around your significant other, and how close 
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