tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959297.post112717810473747183..comments2024-03-21T07:37:30.475-04:00Comments on Light reading: I am very fond of the semi-colonJenny Davidsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02295436498255927522noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959297.post-53996436562769501662008-08-09T03:53:00.000-04:002008-08-09T03:53:00.000-04:00Am I the only one who loves semicolons? I try hard...Am I the only one who loves semicolons? I try hard not to use them gratuitously, but I sprinkle them throughout my posts and emails when appropriate. One could certainly go overboard with semicolons, but if you neglect them entirely you're missing out on the subtle flavor of the language.I don't find that many people are particularly fond of semicolons, or even give them much thought! However, semicolons are obviously important to programmers, and there's even a Semicolon blog! Thanks to the internet I have finally found my kindred spirits.<BR/><BR/>Now if only we can get people to stop abusing the poor comma....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959297.post-1127944534215368162005-09-28T17:55:00.000-04:002005-09-28T17:55:00.000-04:00My Honors Writing Teacher linked us to your blog a...My Honors Writing Teacher linked us to your blog and it instantly excited me. I'm probably a self-proclaimed semi-colon zealot. I appreciate this blog. Best of luck in all you do!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959297.post-1127260097270785972005-09-20T19:48:00.000-04:002005-09-20T19:48:00.000-04:00I find I cannot get away from semicolons; I never ...I find I cannot get away from semicolons; I never used them properly it seemed, much to my high school English teachers' chagrin.Claytonianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10427928164050640466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959297.post-1127246887993148572005-09-20T16:08:00.000-04:002005-09-20T16:08:00.000-04:00It does seem as if that colon use is mostly to mak...It does seem as if that colon use is mostly to make a point. I was picturing Butterworth wrangling with his editor about whether he could keep the punctuation as he originally submitted it; I suspect they arrived at some compromises along the way.Jenny Davidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02295436498255927522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959297.post-1127243647840706812005-09-20T15:14:00.000-04:002005-09-20T15:14:00.000-04:00I loved the article, too, although Butterworth is ...I loved the article, too, although Butterworth is perhaps excessively fond of the colon as a conjunction for independent clauses. Or was that to make a point about the possibilities for semicolons?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com