How to Use a Semicolon

Incorrect semicolon usage perpetuates additional incorrect semicolon usage.

Learn the appropriate way to use this punctuation mark and put an end to the cycle.

The next punctuation lesson in the editorial standards series on Editor-in-Chief will help clarify misconceptions about an elegant and practical punctuation mark.

In this 13-minute episode of Editor-in-Chief, host Stefanie Flaxman discusses:

• What Stefanie would have named the semicolon
• When you should use a semicolon in your writing
• Three common semicolon usage mistakes

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