Is the semicolon suffering from a grammatical identity crisis?
In short: Caught between a comma and a period, the semicolon often leaves writers confused. This video clarifies the best practices for using this hybrid punctuation mark correctly.
The semicolon's appearance—a hybrid of a comma and a period—often leads to its misuse in writing. Emma Bryce explains how to navigate its function and avoid using it as mere 'grammatical confetti'.
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