On Colons and Semicolons
January 8, 2009 | Posted by: Jessica E. Slavin
Category: Legal Writing | Leave a Comment
Michael Sheehan at Wordmall has posted a very clear and helpful explanation of the conventions regarding use of colons and semicolons in English. These punctuation marks cause so many difficulties in my students’ writing. Probably the only mark that causes more trouble is the comma.
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