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BilalPowell
07/06/18 6:55:06 PM
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Just write 2 sentences.
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Start me, bench Crowell
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Vicious_Dios
07/06/18 6:56:20 PM
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;_;
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S / K / Y / N / E
Twitch/YouTube/GT: Adzeta
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Paragon21XX
07/06/18 6:58:56 PM
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They are also used to delineate lists that already contain a comma for some reason or another.
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Hmm...
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Womp_Womp
07/06/18 6:59:30 PM
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Womp; womp
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The23rdMagus
07/06/18 7:08:26 PM
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Sometimes clauses are too related to be separate sentences, yet not related enough to warrant a comma. Semicolons are a favorite tool of mine.
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Gonads are useful for their purpose, but they are no substitute for brains. -Paul Harvey
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