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Now they are on a semi-colon rant - on audits..


Posted: Jul 15, 2014

what the heck...and since when is "it" with no other identifier as to what "it" is, other then the preceding sentence, able to form a complete sentence?

Funny! I just got an audit - with a perfectly logical semicolon

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removed. ILP auditors?

ILP = semicolon nemesis. nm - CT

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There is nothing about the word "it" that prevents its use in a full sentence - sm

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Without an example of what you're talking about, it would be hard to render an opinion.

I like your car; it is a nice color.

I don't like this post; it makes no sense.

with a semicolon and not a period... - sm

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makes sense, they removed my semicolons and added periods..


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