| In the realm of punctuation, a comma is used for a brief pause, a semicolon for a more moderate pause, and a period as a full stop. |
| Note that attributes are separated by commas, whereas each rule ends with a semicolon. |
| Because our electric semicolon indented for us, do we have to backspace back to the left column? |
| In the first sentence the semicolon enables us to group the objects enumerated. |
| He knew what a zeugma is, and had strong, informed views on the semicolon. |
| When you recompile it, you will get a huge list of errors, and yet it's only a misplaced semicolon. |
