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Originally Posted by Sao
They don't phase me then. Without fail, though, they always pull me out of a book when I'm reading a modern novel. They stand out like sore thumbs, pulling me away from the story itself and making me aware of the author's writing mechanics.
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Why? I use semicolons all the time in my writing; they are a useful grammatical tool. What do you find to be distracting about them?