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A semicolon is for separating list items that follow a colon
by ImPostingOnHN 8mo ago
A semicolon is for separating list items that follow a colon
- garciansmith 8mo agoSemicolons have more than one use. "In regular prose, a semicolon is most commonly used between two independent clauses not joined by a conjunction to signal a closer connection between them than a period would." Chicago Manual of Style, 18th Edition, 407.
- ImPostingOnHN 8mo agoAn em dash would be better for that purpose — good writing should flow, like an em dash.