Semicolons are used to join two independent, yet still very related, clauses!
It was too long; I didn't read it.
He insulted my mother; I punched him in the face.
Sorta like the punctuational equivalent of 'so'. Perhaps they are also used to separate independent clauses in lists?
It was too long; I didn't read it.
He insulted my mother; I punched him in the face.
Sorta like the punctuational equivalent of 'so'. Perhaps they are also used to separate independent clauses in lists?