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Semicolons bring the drama; that's why I love them (www.ft.com)
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[–] Mothra@mander.xyz 5 points 1 month ago

I've tried to use semicolons in academic and tertiary level writing in English. The teachers marked them as errors; eventually I desisted. I believe students today have no idea of how to use a semicolon because most teachers themselves are absolutely clueless. Really disappointing.