Timeline for Use of a semicolon before and comma after "however"
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| Aug 13, 2014 at 19:50 | history | protected | tchrist♦ | ||
| Apr 28, 2014 at 14:52 | answer | added | Michael Dufresne | timeline score: 1 | |
| Feb 23, 2013 at 7:35 | comment | added | Ross Johnston | Thank you, I greatly appreciate your help. You are also spot on, I tend to be very "wordy" in everyday communication. | |
| Feb 22, 2013 at 0:38 | comment | added | Jon Hanna | @StoneyB However, that depends on the sense of however and following one rule in isolation can lead to trouble however well-advised it is in some cases. | |
| Feb 22, 2013 at 0:30 | answer | added | Jon Hanna | timeline score: 31 | |
| Feb 21, 2013 at 23:14 | comment | added | MetaEd | theoatmeal.com/comics/semicolon | |
| Feb 21, 2013 at 22:38 | comment | added | StoneyB on hiatus | However marks a change of thought more strongly than but, so it really wants the semicolon. Think of the semicolon as a hinge on which the second half of the sentence turns. | |
| Feb 21, 2013 at 22:18 | review | First posts | |||
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| Feb 21, 2013 at 22:04 | history | edited | RegDwigнt | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Feb 21, 2013 at 22:03 | answer | added | amanda witt | timeline score: 0 | |
| Feb 21, 2013 at 22:01 | history | asked | Ross Johnston | CC BY-SA 3.0 |