http://ask.metafilter.com/tags/semicolons Questions tagged with 'semicolons' at Ask MetaFilter. Wed, 02 Jun 2004 14:38:45 -0800 Wed, 02 Jun 2004 14:38:45 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://ask.metafilter.com/7663/Are%2Dsemicolons%2Dfrowned%2Dupon%2Dstylistically I find that I use a lot of semicolons when I write. Is this okay, or frowned upon stylistically? Strunk &amp; White don't say much about the subject; they recommend semicolons when needed to replace awkward commas and the words <i>while</i> and <i>though</i>. ("Connecticut has a long shoreline; Wyoming is entirely land-locked.") FWIW, my writing pretty much entirely consists of legal memos and blogging. And yes, that was sort of intentional. tag:ask.metafilter.com,2004:site.7663 Wed, 02 Jun 2004 14:38:45 -0800 grammar semicolons writing PrinceValium