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It has been a while since I have used a semicolon.

posted by FormerStudentIntern on July 3, 2016 at 6:40 AM | link to this | reply

Spot the deliberate mistakes.

posted by C_C_T on July 3, 2016 at 1:00 AM | link to this | reply

One hesitates to reply, one now feels vulnerable. Why? Having read a few books on the proper use of punctuation, one hesitates. Probably the best way to assimilate these rules would be to read your book again Ceil. The only advice I can give personally is to keep one's,writing simple. 

Only three spelling mistakes, well I am dyslexic. Once I was scared that I would write

ungrammatically, but it seems that most rely on proof readers or do not bother.

posted by C_C_T on July 2, 2016 at 9:25 AM | link to this | reply