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I'm surprised they didn't mention the controversial Vonnegut advice to never use semicolons (e.g., [1]). [1] https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/gramma

• leksak 5y ago
  "Or Kurt Vonnegut, who famously advised against their use" is in the article
  • jokethrowaway 5y ago
    If you read the article linked in the comment, they say Vonnegut was, probably, kidding about the semicolons.
• drittich 5y ago
  Who probably also advised to never listen to advice from successful authors.
• csee 5y ago
  It isn't clear whether his advice here is just humor. This article goes on to explain that he uses semicolons in his own work, even in places where he didn't need to.
  • vidarh 5y ago
    It might be part humourous, part the type of advice that is good for those that don't know when to break it. It's easy to over-use semicolons, and you often see people who have just discovered them use them all over the place for no good reason.