Semicolons - CSRNation2024-03-29T13:51:31Zhttp://csrnation.ning.com/forum/topics/semicolons-1?groupUrl=commaconundrumsotherpunctuationperplexities&commentId=1736041%3AComment%3A1037130&groupId=1736041%3AGroup%3A627092&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI try to think of what my Eng…tag:csrnation.ning.com,2009-11-13:1736041:Comment:11097562009-11-13T12:33:51.159ZSusan Crivellohttp://csrnation.ning.com/profile/SusanCrivello
I try to think of what my English teacher had taught me in school whenever I edit. If there is no reason to put a comma, semicolon, etc. in the sentence, don't put it in. Some people not only semicolon to death but they also comma to death.
I try to think of what my English teacher had taught me in school whenever I edit. If there is no reason to put a comma, semicolon, etc. in the sentence, don't put it in. Some people not only semicolon to death but they also comma to death. Wow, Marla, I just saw this p…tag:csrnation.ning.com,2009-08-25:1736041:Comment:10706172009-08-25T13:27:24.858ZJennie Annhttp://csrnation.ning.com/profile/Jennie
Wow, Marla, I just saw this post of yours. I came to this topic because I was trying to get a refresher course on semicolons. I just do not understand them fully and want to learn more.<br />
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Both of your examples in italics look good to my eye.<br />
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When I read magazines, newspapers, and books, I don't see that many semicolons, like I do in transcripts. I often wonder why that is.<br />
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I understand the semicolon usage in lists. I also use the semicolons for incomplete sentences.<br />
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Example: She went to the…
Wow, Marla, I just saw this post of yours. I came to this topic because I was trying to get a refresher course on semicolons. I just do not understand them fully and want to learn more.<br />
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Both of your examples in italics look good to my eye.<br />
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When I read magazines, newspapers, and books, I don't see that many semicolons, like I do in transcripts. I often wonder why that is.<br />
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I understand the semicolon usage in lists. I also use the semicolons for incomplete sentences.<br />
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Example: She went to the store to buy apples; health eating, if you will.<br />
Example: She went to the store to buy apples; that is, when instructed to go.<br />
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I sometimes see semicolons used before the word "but," and I do not understand this usage well and want to learn. Does anybody have a rule of thumb for this, so that I can understand it better? TIA! If I recall from the store ma…tag:csrnation.ning.com,2009-06-17:1736041:Comment:10371302009-06-17T02:13:24.617ZMarla Sharphttp://csrnation.ning.com/profile/MarlaSharp
<i>If I recall from the store manager testimony, he picks up the phone; he calls in a report, gives them whatever information he has, and then he gets some sort of document sent to him.</i><br />
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Would you consider that a list? Should it be like this:<i><br />
If I recall from the store manager testimony, he picks up the phone; he calls in a report, gives them whatever information he has,[;] and then he gets some sort of document sent to him.</i>
<i>If I recall from the store manager testimony, he picks up the phone; he calls in a report, gives them whatever information he has, and then he gets some sort of document sent to him.</i><br />
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Would you consider that a list? Should it be like this:<i><br />
If I recall from the store manager testimony, he picks up the phone; he calls in a report, gives them whatever information he has,[;] and then he gets some sort of document sent to him.</i> I'm with you. I wish I could…tag:csrnation.ning.com,2009-04-25:1736041:Comment:10086002009-04-25T21:57:12.961ZJennie Annhttp://csrnation.ning.com/profile/Jennie
I'm with you. I wish I could approach this lady about her semicolon usage, but I don't want to insult her. She's older than me, been doing this longer than me, and I just don't feel comfortable telling her she's wrong -- at least, I should say, in my opinion she's wrong.<br />
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One common boo-boo I see with semicolon placement and newbies is the placement of the quotation mark outside of the semicolon. The quotation mark ALWAYS goes inside the semicolon.<br />
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These are things that nobody taught me in…
I'm with you. I wish I could approach this lady about her semicolon usage, but I don't want to insult her. She's older than me, been doing this longer than me, and I just don't feel comfortable telling her she's wrong -- at least, I should say, in my opinion she's wrong.<br />
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One common boo-boo I see with semicolon placement and newbies is the placement of the quotation mark outside of the semicolon. The quotation mark ALWAYS goes inside the semicolon.<br />
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These are things that nobody taught me in school. I learned them the hard way with somebody correcting my transcript and pointing out the errors. Oh; okay. Yes; we will. No; n…tag:csrnation.ning.com,2009-04-07:1736041:Comment:9984422009-04-07T21:06:24.137ZMarge Teilhaber (TILE hobber)http://csrnation.ning.com/profile/MargeTeilhaber
Oh; okay. Yes; we will. No; not today = ridiculous, incorrect, and a little ignorant<br />
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You went to the store; is that correct? = fine. I use a period but semicolon is fine.
Oh; okay. Yes; we will. No; not today = ridiculous, incorrect, and a little ignorant<br />
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You went to the store; is that correct? = fine. I use a period but semicolon is fine. I am having a semicolon dilem…tag:csrnation.ning.com,2009-04-07:1736041:Comment:9979842009-04-07T11:20:37.751ZJennie Annhttp://csrnation.ning.com/profile/Jennie
I am having a semicolon dilemma, if I may call it that.<br />
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A good friend of mine who has many years of experience in the industry is a semicolon fanatic. I have never seen so many semicolons in a transcript in my life.<br />
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I am really digging those links about semicolons, and I feel like sending them to her, so that she can correct the error of her ways.<br />
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This is a sample of her semicolon placements:<br />
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Oh; okay. Yes; we will. No; not today.<br />
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I am kind of an old-school kind of gal, and I was trained…
I am having a semicolon dilemma, if I may call it that.<br />
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A good friend of mine who has many years of experience in the industry is a semicolon fanatic. I have never seen so many semicolons in a transcript in my life.<br />
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I am really digging those links about semicolons, and I feel like sending them to her, so that she can correct the error of her ways.<br />
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This is a sample of her semicolon placements:<br />
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Oh; okay. Yes; we will. No; not today.<br />
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I am kind of an old-school kind of gal, and I was trained to use the semicolon for questions like this:<br />
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You went to the store; is that correct?<br />
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Maybe the reader of the transcript would never notice the semicolon placement, but I sure do. Every time this semicolon lady and I share a job, I have to search for the semicolons and take 99 percent of the out.<br />
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I like this section of the forum and look forward to learning from others. One thing for sure, you can never know it all in this racket!