Thread: Semicolon vs. Period?
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Old 11-20-2011, 03:25 PM   #9
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Originally Posted by VydorScope View Post
How do you speak one? Is it just a long pause? How do you tell it from period? MS word has been suggesting them in my work otherwise I never have chosen to use one before.
Ummmmm . . . . lol. That's a hard question. It's half a pause, or a change in cadence that's usually accompanied by facial and body language. MS Word is an idiot when it comes to suggesting semi-colons 80% of the time, so I wouldn't lend too much weight to their recommendations.

One thing I recommend is to go to a restaurant and listen to other conversations where people are talking naturally. Think of where the punctuation is in the conversation. Internal thought is much different than out-loud speech.
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