The Feared Semicolon
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We all communicate. However, we often fail to convey a message effectively, especially in writing. This basic writing course will help you write anything you want, from a short message to a thesis or an entire book.
Now it's time to tackle the dreaded semicolon. Here we'll look at three of its most common uses so you can use it in any type of text you want to write.
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Video recorded and edited with iPhone XR in CapCut
Background music: "Your Smile" by SM Royalty Free Music in CapCut.
Sources:
PRIETO, Carlos, Five Thousand Years of Words. Ed. fCe. Mexico, 2005.
GÓMEZ DE SILVA, Guido, Brief Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language. Ed. fCe.
ÁVILA, Raúl, Language and Speakers. Ed. Trillas. Mexico, 1977.
EDWARDS, John. Sociolinguistics: A Very Short Introduction. English Edition. Oxford. England, 2013.
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