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As a French speaker it make total sense to me; it just describes it. I just searched quickly how to explain that the semi-colon is somehow half a colon. I coul
by fbu 16y ago
As a French speaker it make total sense to me; it just describes it.
I just searched quickly how to explain that the semi-colon is somehow half a colon. I couldn't find anything.
- michaelcampbell 16y agoI'm not a French speaker, but those terms make perfect sense to me also, even though I've only just heard them here for the first time.
- sp332 16y agoMaybe it has to do with the amount of time you pause when reading aloud? You pause for less time at a semi-colon then at a "full" colon.
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