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Originally Posted by VydorScope
Thanks all! So for example the post above has
There was no running and no shouting; all the children behaved very well; therefore, they will all get a treat.
But why would you do that instead of:
There was no running and no shouting. All the children behaved very well. Therefore, they will all get a treat.
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I think it's something that could go either way. Honestly, semi-colons should be used only when truly necessary. If it's better as a stand-alone sentence then stick with that.
Here's one sample I just wrote that does use a semi-colon. It works for the sentence, though I could have replaced it with "because"
"It’s hard to tell though; she doesn’t like to be predictable."
I use semi-colons a lot when speech is involved, because people tend to use them when talking without really realizing.