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Don't Fear the Semicolon: Explore its Many Uses!

🧵 The TL;DR

The semicolon is an incredibly useful tool for making writing clearer, more concise, and more varied. This guide will teach you how to use it in lists or to connect two independent clauses.

    🔑 Key Points

  • The semicolon can separate items in a list more clearly than commas.
  • It can also connect two complete clauses more succinctly than commas plus a conjunction.
  • Using semicolons gives your writing clarity, emphasis, and variety.

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