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Title: Did I use this ; right?
Post by: NOA_Haunted on May 01, 2008, 04:28:49 PM
 I feel sorry for the people who have toââ,¬Â¨Ã¢â,¬Â¨write the letters to the families of this young lost souls; and for the families.


That is a sentence from a paper I am writing. Did I use the semi colon right?
Title: Re: Did I use this ; right?
Post by: guff on May 01, 2008, 04:29:05 PM
No.
Title: Re: Did I use this ; right?
Post by: Daddy on May 01, 2008, 04:29:13 PM
Nope.
Title: Re: Did I use this ; right?
Post by: Daddy on May 01, 2008, 04:29:49 PM
You also didn't use the English language right.
Title: Re: Did I use this ; right?
Post by: Snorkel on May 01, 2008, 04:30:41 PM
No. A proper use would be like this

I like ice cream; however, cookies are nice too
Title: Re: Did I use this ; right?
Post by: ME## on May 01, 2008, 04:30:45 PM
No.

A semicolon is used to string two sentences together no? Or is that a colon.  befuddlement
Title: Re: Did I use this ; right?
Post by: Karel on May 01, 2008, 04:31:44 PM
Only one space between "to" and "write".

"This" should be "these".

"Whom." Objective case.
Title: Re: Did I use this ; right?
Post by: NOA_Haunted on May 01, 2008, 04:32:07 PM
Quote from: JMV on May 01, 2008, 04:29:49 PM
You also didn't use the English language right.
I haven't proofed readed it yet
Title: Re: Did I use this ; right?
Post by: Daddy on May 01, 2008, 04:32:40 PM
Quote from: Karel101 on May 01, 2008, 04:31:44 PM
Only one space between "to" and "write".

"This" should be "these".

"Whom." Objective case.
"This young lost souls"
Quote from: xXTheHaunted on May 01, 2008, 04:32:07 PM
I haven't proofed readed it yet
lol

Title: Re: Did I use this ; right?
Post by: NOA_Haunted on May 01, 2008, 04:33:07 PM
Quote from: Karel101 on May 01, 2008, 04:31:44 PM
Only one space between "to" and "write".

"This" should be "these".

"Whom." Objective case.
I wish I was a good writer.  >.<
Title: Re: Did I use this ; right?
Post by: Karel on May 01, 2008, 04:33:27 PM
Quote from: xXTheHaunted on May 01, 2008, 04:32:07 PM
I haven't proofed readed it yet
Proofread.
Title: Re: Did I use this ; right?
Post by: Commander Fuckass on May 01, 2008, 04:33:51 PM
Quote from: JMV on May 01, 2008, 04:32:40 PM
"This young lost souls"lol


i wish i could proofed readed my sentences
Title: Re: Did I use this ; right?
Post by: NOA_Haunted on May 01, 2008, 04:34:48 PM
Quote from: Karel101 on May 01, 2008, 04:33:27 PM
Proofread.
I know I was being dumb on purpose that time.  befuddlement
Title: Re: Did I use this ; right?
Post by: Karel on May 01, 2008, 04:35:39 PM
Quote from: xXTheHaunted on May 01, 2008, 04:34:48 PM
I know I was being dumb on purpose that time.  befuddlement
lol
Title: Re: Did I use this ; right?
Post by: Karel on May 01, 2008, 04:40:51 PM
also since no one pointed it out yet, when i said "'Whom.' Objective case." that's actually just a reference to the twilight zone and not the right answer befuddlement
Title: Re: Did I use this ; right?
Post by: NOA_Haunted on May 01, 2008, 04:47:45 PM
I JUST FUCKING FINISHED AND I THOUGHT I SAVED IT AND I DIDNT! IM AM SO PISSED OFF IT TOOK MY ABOUT 40 MINS TO WRITE THE DAMN PAPER
Title: Re: Did I use this ; right?
Post by: Daddy on May 01, 2008, 04:48:01 PM
Quote from: xXTheHaunted on May 01, 2008, 04:47:45 PM
I JUST FUCKING FINISHED AND I THOUGHT I SAVED IT AND I DIDNT! IM AM SO PISSED OFF IT TOOK MY ABOUT 40 MINS TO WRITE THE DAMN PAPER
lmao
Title: Re: Did I use this ; right?
Post by: Samus Aran on May 01, 2008, 04:48:41 PM
A semicolon, in most cases, is used to string together two clauses that cannot be placed together as a normal sentence. The two individual clauses are often complete sentences on their own, but they don't have to be. It can also be used similarly to a comma to indicate a series of objects, but that just looks weird. I think to do that, there needs to be internal commas. Another use is to place a semicolon between clauses that are linked with a conjuctive device (be it adverb or normal conjunction).

I'm xXTheHaunted; I'm an idiot.
I went to Baudette, Minnesota; Nashville, Tennessee; and also to Sacramento, California.
I love drinking Mountain Dew; I know, however, that it is not good for me.

Quote from: xXTheHaunted on May 01, 2008, 04:34:48 PM
I know I was being dumb on purpose that time.  befuddlement


No you weren't.

Quote from: xXTheHaunted on May 01, 2008, 04:47:45 PM
I JUST FUCKING FINISHED AND I THOUGHT I SAVED IT AND I DIDNT! IM AM SO PISSED OFF IT TOOK MY ABOUT 40 MINS TO WRITE THE DAMN PAPER


oh god lol
Title: Re: Did I use this ; right?
Post by: Socks on May 01, 2008, 04:49:06 PM
Quote from: JMV on May 01, 2008, 04:48:01 PM
lmao


It was probably sub standard anyway, but yes, it's still highly amusing.
Title: Re: Did I use this ; right?
Post by: NOA_Haunted on May 01, 2008, 04:52:36 PM
I HAVE LOST THE ABILITY TO CRY IM TRYING SO HARD TO CRY RIGHT NOW
Title: Re: Did I use this ; right?
Post by: Socks on May 01, 2008, 04:54:03 PM
Quote from: xXTheHaunted on May 01, 2008, 04:52:36 PM
I HAVE LOST THE ABILITY TO CRY IM TRYING SO HARD TO CRY RIGHT NOW


Apparently you've also lost the ability to locate the Caps Lock key on your keyboard.
Title: Re: Did I use this ; right?
Post by: ME## on May 01, 2008, 04:57:42 PM
Quote from: xXTheHaunted on May 01, 2008, 04:52:36 PM
I HAVE LOST THE ABILITY TO CRY IM TRYING SO HARD TO CRY RIGHT NOW


i bet your crying right now and are trying to act masculine.
Title: Re: Did I use this ; right?
Post by: The artist formally known on May 01, 2008, 05:26:38 PM
Semi-colon (the ; symbol) goes anywhere a period AND comma would go.
Title: Re: Did I use this ; right?
Post by: FAMY2 on May 01, 2008, 05:28:38 PM
Quote from: reefer on May 01, 2008, 05:26:38 PM
Semi-colon (the ; symbol) goes anywhere a period AND comma would go.


We must have the same teacher. psyduck;
Title: Re: Did I use this ; right?
Post by: The artist formally known on May 01, 2008, 05:29:19 PM
Quote from: Clair on May 01, 2008, 05:28:38 PM
We must have the same teacher. psyduck;
omg
Title: Re: Did I use this ; right?
Post by: Kalahari Inkantation on May 05, 2008, 05:21:55 PM
I find this thread humorous. powerofone;
Title: Re: Did I use this ; right?
Post by: ME## on May 05, 2008, 05:24:32 PM
Quote from: HUNTER TECTRON on May 05, 2008, 05:21:55 PM
I find this thread humorous. powerofone;

but was it worth a bump? |:
Title: Re: Did I use this ; right?
Post by: Kalahari Inkantation on May 05, 2008, 05:30:10 PM
Quote from: Liquid on May 05, 2008, 05:24:32 PM
but was it worth a bump? |:
ya
Title: Re: Did I use this ; right?
Post by: NOA_Haunted on May 05, 2008, 05:32:28 PM
I am an epic failure at life.