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    RWuest Posts: 50, Reputation: 5
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    Sep 8, 2008, 04:30 PM
    Another comma confusion.
    I am always docked down for using too many commas and not enough ;... will you please explain when using a ; is appropriate, and I guess the correct name, as well. Thanks!
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    Sep 8, 2008, 05:32 PM
    ; is a semicolon. It is not a comma. Semicolons are used as follows:

    Punctuation Made Simple: Guide to The Semicolon

    This basically boils down to the connection of two sentences that are related.
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