Tips for writers--semi-colons

Free info on the correct way to use semi-colons
http://www.helium.com/tm/148130/your...-today-through

On Feb 3, 11:02 am, "Mikey" <l... (AT) intel (DOT) net> wrote:

Free info on the correct way to use semi-colonshttp://www.helium.com/tm/148130/youre-lucky-today-through

I have been a technical writer since 1966, have written over 5 million
words, and been paid an average of 50 cents apiece for all of them. In
that time, I have never encountered a situation where using a
semicolon would enhance the reader's understanding or improve the
clarity of my work. The "correct way to use semicolons" is to avoid
constructions and complications that might require them in the first
place.

---- Jerry

Gazing into my crystal ball I observed "JMuelver" <JMuelver (AT) gmail (DOT) com>
writing in news:1173060011.410120.124610 (AT) c51g2000cwc (DOT) googlegroups.com:

On Feb 3, 11:02 am, "Mikey" <l... (AT) intel (DOT) net> wrote:
Free info on the correct way to use
semi-colonshttp://www.helium.com/tm/148130/youre-lucky-today-through

I have been a technical writer since 1966, have written over 5 million
words, and been paid an average of 50 cents apiece for all of them. In
that time, I have never encountered a situation where using a
semicolon would enhance the reader's understanding or improve the
clarity of my work. The "correct way to use semicolons" is to avoid
constructions and complications that might require them in the first
place.

---- Jerry

Is this the same Jerry from alt.html?

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On Mar 4, 10:06 pm, Adrienne Boswell <arb... (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote:

Gazing into my crystal ball I observed "JMuelver" <JMuel... (AT) gmail (DOT) com
writing innews:1173060011.410120.124610 (AT) c51g2000cwc (DOT) googlegroups.com:

On Feb 3, 11:02 am, "Mikey" <l... (AT) intel (DOT) net> wrote:
Free info on the correct way to use
semi-colonshttp://www.helium.com/tm/148130/youre-lucky-today-through

I have been a technical writer since 1966, have written over 5 million
words, and been paid an average of 50 cents apiece for all of them. In
that time, I have never encountered a situation where using a
semicolon would enhance the reader's understanding or improve the
clarity of my work. The "correct way to use semicolons" is to avoid
constructions and complications that might require them in the first
place.

---- Jerry

Is this the same Jerry from alt.html?

--
Adrienne Boswell at Home
Arbpen Web Site Design Serviceshttp://www.cavalcade-of-coding.info
Please respond to the group so others can share

Could be, if that "Jerry" is witty, handsome, articulate, opinionated,
and invariably correct!

---- Jerry