I once did not know how to use a semi colon; I didn't see it often. However, I was willing to watch this because I wanted to learn how to write more proficiently. Thank you Tech insider; this helped me write essays more proficiently, and professionally; it also helped people read my essays easier, and better. I know this video is old, and you won't see this but thank you.
"and professionally; it also..." is an incorrect use as a semicolon joins two independent clauses, and "and professionally" is a dependent clause. Just thought I'd help out ;)
You guys really trolled yourself. Seriously wtf Tech Insider? 1:01 ”But semicolons should never go before a coordinating conjunction, like and, but, or, or so. That's a comma spot.” 0:38 ”The members of the Beatles are John, guitar; Paul, vocals; George, lead guitar; and Ringo, drums.” You used a semi-colon before ”and (Ringo)...”.
CuterialC916 CuterialC916 Woman, before you correct me, correct your own mistakes please. He said that you should not put semicolons BEFORE conjunctions. Smh.
CuterialC916 I understand! Haha, not being a smart ass or anything ma’am. It’s just seems hypocritical for them to do write all that. Plus they could’ve at least double checked their content.
I’m sorry for mentioning your username twice. My bad. How can you not see your own mistake?! Under the first comment your replied to me, you said “..not put a semicolon after conjunctions....”, he didn’t even say that. He said to not put them BEFORE. :).
Haha, it’s perfectly fine missy! We all make mistakes, for a second there I thought that I too had made a mistake! And it’s okay! You’re not a dumbass, far from that! When I was 12, I was watching stupid gaming videos instead of learning stuff like this! I’m 18 btw! And you’re not bitchy at all! Haha, enjoy your day! :)
A semi-colon can be followed by a conjunction ("and") in a list of items that use commas, such as in the list of Beatles you used as an example at the beginning of your video.
I'm beginning to be obsessed with this channel; I've been watching it all day! Did I use the semicolon right? ;D I meant what I said though! This channel has great, well explained content!
It seems as if I've always known the proper use of a semicolon, but I was using commas instead. I now have a better understanding and will start to use the semicolon more often.
Many comments are including semicolons; a good way of showing they've watched the video and are attempting at using it correctly, which is quite polite.
I never thought in my wildest dreams I would learn how to properly use a semicolon in a sentence; thank goodness that all changed after watching a few tutorial videos and reading several grammatical books. Still, I have a lot to learn.
I don’t know if my teacher and my classmates are just stupid or what. I keep using the semicolon EXACTLY like in this video, but every time I do use it; I get the worst mark possible.
In chinese,if a small sentence and another small sentence are not seemly to be two whole sentence,but you also don't think they can be one whole sentence together using "，" to disconnect,you can use "；". 夏天，天是那么热；冬天，天是那么冷。 In summer,the weather is so hot;in winter,the weather is so cold.
An easier understanding is to use it when you are talking about the first thing you said. Example: I have an eraser; I use it for erasing off pencil marks. James ran 12KM; Mary was delighted. You can also use it if you are going to use "however" in a middle of a sentence. Example: James played diligently in the match; however, he was not happy with the results.
Can you now make a video about the letter 'j' so people will finally realize that 'Jesus' only became "Jesus" since the Middle Ages and that it was originally a Roman Numeral?
I once did not know how to use a semi colon; I didn't see it often. However, I was willing to watch this because I wanted to learn how to write more proficiently. Thank you Tech insider; this helped me write essays more proficiently, and professionally; it also helped people read my essays easier, and better. I know this video is old, and you won't see this but thank you.
"and professionally; it also..." is an incorrect use as a semicolon joins two independent clauses, and "and professionally" is a dependent clause. Just thought I'd help out ;)
I use semicolon only in Java programs.
I only use them in c++
SaMe here ,,,, I just come from Java😂😂😂 case 1: fack;
True Directioner C# also
SystemPrintOut („Hello World“);
Return 0;
„*Error. At least you tried*.“
I was going to say that lol
; I use a ; semi; colon; incorrectly sometimes.
Little Cripple, yeah; i get; ya
;depressed;
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I*_ av:;lso d;o th;dis ;-:
I already knew this but I also use it for this
;-;
;~;
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I'm Greek, the semicolon is used as a question mark in our language.
ufopilots How is that done;
AshtonLovellCubing just like that
You simply replace "?" with ";" in a sentence. That's the Greek language for you.
ufopilots Like this;
That's cool.
I like how they describe it with a traffic light. Very informative and interesting!
Better way of saying it: "I like how they describe it with a traffic light; very informative and interesting!
@@Addinius Except that "very" ought not be capitalized; its not the beginning of a new sentence.
Grammar insider
This is the correct way of using it
;)
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;-) only way I know how to use it
;-;
You guys really trolled yourself. Seriously wtf Tech Insider?
1:01 ”But semicolons should never go before a coordinating conjunction, like and, but, or, or so. That's a comma spot.”
0:38 ”The members of the Beatles are John, guitar; Paul, vocals; George, lead guitar; and Ringo, drums.”
You used a semi-colon before ”and (Ringo)...”.
CuterialC916 CuterialC916 Woman, before you correct me, correct your own mistakes please. He said that you should not put semicolons BEFORE conjunctions. Smh.
CuterialC916 My friend, you said, “...not put a semicolon after conjunctions....”, he didn’t even say that. He said to not put them BEFORE. :)
CuterialC916 I understand! Haha, not being a smart ass or anything ma’am. It’s just seems hypocritical for them to do write all that. Plus they could’ve at least double checked their content.
I’m sorry for mentioning your username twice. My bad.
How can you not see your own mistake?! Under the first comment your replied to me, you said “..not put a semicolon after conjunctions....”, he didn’t even say that. He said to not put them BEFORE. :).
Haha, it’s perfectly fine missy! We all make mistakes, for a second there I thought that I too had made a mistake! And it’s okay! You’re not a dumbass, far from that! When I was 12, I was watching stupid gaming videos instead of learning stuff like this! I’m 18 btw! And you’re not bitchy at all! Haha, enjoy your day! :)
A semi-colon can be followed by a conjunction ("and") in a list of items that use commas, such as in the list of Beatles you used as an example at the beginning of your video.
I'm beginning to be obsessed with this channel; I've been watching it all day!
Did I use the semicolon right? ;D
I meant what I said though! This channel has great, well explained content!
It seems as if I've always known the proper use of a semicolon, but I was using commas instead. I now have a better understanding and will start to use the semicolon more often.
I have a writing test next week, this is really useful
The meteorologist predicted that it would rain today; therefore we had to cancel our trip to the beach which left me feeling a bit crestfallen.
Many comments are including semicolons; a good way of showing they've watched the video and are attempting at using it correctly, which is quite polite.
I didn't know how to use a semicolon;fortunately this video helped me.
It would appear that you now need to watch a video about spacing between characters 😅🙏
YES!
Now i can finally ACE my English TEST!!!!
I never thought in my wildest dreams I would learn how to properly use a semicolon in a sentence; thank goodness that all changed after watching a few tutorial videos and reading several grammatical books. Still, I have a lot to learn.
this video wasnt meant for python programmers.
yea i know
but python one is for : not ;
Can i use it like this?
As her vision gradually fades she saw a silhouette of a person; she passes out.
Can yall help me?
Just picked up the semicolon recently; it's very useful, and under-utilized.
0:52 the dancing semicolons were the center of attention lol
I don’t know if my teacher and my classmates are just stupid or what. I keep using the semicolon EXACTLY like in this video, but every time I do use it; I get the worst mark possible.
They are stupid then; you are correct.
Just use a simple rule; two full sentences are basically it.
In chinese,if a small sentence and another small sentence are not seemly to be two whole sentence,but you also don't think they can be one whole sentence together using "，" to disconnect,you can use "；".
夏天，天是那么热；冬天，天是那么冷。
In summer,the weather is so hot;in winter,the weather is so cold.
finally a better way of understanding how to use semi colon. This will help me will my essays. Thank you!
I use ; a lot than other keys in c and c++ program s
Ok.. But why do I have to press shift just to use colon which is more used?!
Thank the programmers for keeping it alive!
An easier understanding is to use it when you are talking about the first thing you said. Example:
I have an eraser; I use it for erasing off pencil marks.
James ran 12KM; Mary was delighted.
You can also use it if you are going to use "however" in a middle of a sentence.
Example:
James played diligently in the match; however, he was not happy with the results.
This was really helpful; thank you
I started learning programming before I learned touch typing, so when I realized how accessible the ; was, it just felt natural
Next video: how to use proper grammar. Please. So many people need it. Thanks!
krazzysu but have you seen the comments on this video? Most of the idiots here, are just saying ";) this is how I use the semicolon".
*Hi; I’m; a; new; subscriber!*
learned more about punctuation in this video then in 12 years of public education
I love using the semicolon and otber sjgns; they really look good
It's relieving to know that I somehow use it correctly.
it was a nice video and today i learnt about "semicolon" ;;;;;;;;
I always use it incorrectly until this video came across my eyes
Holy, this is so much better than Ted talk’s definition
Yeah
Halo 5 is a very decent video game. What I loved the most about is the forge mode; however, the game could’ve improved upon its campaign.
This didnt have to be so difficult; its a pretty simple concept
Why is this " ; " not being taught in elementary schools? I know that books have these in schools. But teachers didn't explain the purpose of it.
I prefer to use an em-dash in these places-it’s less pretentious.
Love the voice over and his voice😂😂
Omg i needed this for so long
I use only for this
;-;
I use Semicolon ; for programming C#
so now I know how semicolons work, but I'm very worried I need to teach you about traffic lights
wait what I use them all the time; I’m surprised many people don’t know how to use it lol
HOW IS THERE A COMA BEFORE AN AND???
I used it today ; at my English exam
Cool video I now know more.
The way home
I want a semicolon tattoo now lol. Also I still don’t know how to use a semicolon.
Do Americans call it periods instead of full stops?
1:06 Sorry, but commas do not go directly before and.
We all know the semi colon was made for the wink emoji ;)
the semi trucks moved too fast for me but i understood the point lol
To break independent clauses
Actually in Greek we use it for the question mark. ; instead of ?
This is sooo technically advanced. Why not just make a new channel called Grammer Insider?
In the end of a line I most programming languages as c++ and java. Note: not required in python
You should use it correctly after each statement in a computer program
We just studied this recently; in grammar class
I saw the video but still don't know how to use a ; because I couldn't keep up.
Semicolon is used in java programming, ; means stop or end
if(video.isOver) {
video.writeComment("I use the semicolon sometimes");
}
do you want a medal
It's one of the most used symbols used in computer programming
I've been trying to learn it for the past month XD. Thanks!
I use a semicolon quite often actually.
I legit read it how to read semi *colon cancer*
Just because i was learning about cancers
Damn mannn......this video is good buddy...
I only use a semiColon when i use scrips, nothing else
So, basically it is between full stop and a comma just like the sign which has both ;
Semicolons are so mysterious; I never use them.
How’s this technology?
You only use it to terminate a statement in Java. Nothing else. if you don't the compiler will have a syntax error
I use semicolon in programing to end a line of of code.
THANK YOU
An anchor and a dolphin; who knew? ⚓🐬
'Hasten slowly'
; is very popular in my job. we cant lost it!
Can you now make a video about the letter 'j' so people will finally realize that 'Jesus' only became "Jesus" since the Middle Ages and that it was originally a Roman Numeral?
In my country excel formula use semicolon instead of coma.
Ok but who else feels like they know, but just needs to double-check??
At the end of a line of code statement.
Who the hells job is it to keep track of how often a semicolon is used
Am ; i ; using ; this ; correctly?
The ; cat; is; walking; on; the; table.
I love to use the semicolon when I program; If I don't use a semicolon the fode won't work.
;_; how did i make this?
; ) The best way to use it.
The semi colon simply isn´t needed.
In Greek the symbol of the semicolon is different. This symbol ; is question mark in Greek
no way he's teaching us how to use semi colons
Now I know how to use semicolons;
When n brother told me this. I was like, just use a comma right?
Progammers all hail ;
This is a history lesson. Not a "how to" video.