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semi colon rule?

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can anyone tell me the semi colon rule? i need it for my papers

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Mak' offline Verified User (1 year, 3 months) Long Term User Shouts: 22 #
An Undisclosed Location | 1 year, 2 months ago (1 minute after post)

You put two sentences that are related together; the second does not begin with a capitol.

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AreWeAllTheSame offline Verified User (1 year, 3 months) Long Term User Shouts: 4 #
An Unknown Location | 1 year, 2 months ago (5 minutes after post)

ok so if the sentence is

Sweet Sixteen; no not the show, but the top sixteen teams in the state.

do i switch the semi colon into a colon?

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Sans offline Verified User (1 year, 10 months) Long Term User Shouts: 57 #
An Undisclosed Location | 1 year, 2 months ago (11 minutes after post)

Have your semi-colon checked every two years after the age of fifty.
lol

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Mak' offline Verified User (1 year, 3 months) Long Term User Shouts: 22 #
An Undisclosed Location | 1 year, 2 months ago (12 minutes after post)

Yes, this a colon is better here but I’m pretty sure each side of the colon needs to be a complete sentence.

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Sans offline Verified User (1 year, 10 months) Long Term User Shouts: 57 #
An Undisclosed Location | 1 year, 2 months ago (13 minutes after post)

AreWeAllTheSame wrote:
ok so if the sentence is

Sweet Sixteen; no not the show, but the top sixteen teams in the state.

do i switch the semi colon into a colon?

Either that or a dash.

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AreWeAllTheSame offline Verified User (1 year, 3 months) Long Term User Shouts: 4 #
An Unknown Location | 1 year, 2 months ago (20 minutes after post)

awesome thanks

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AreWeAllTheSame offline Verified User (1 year, 3 months) Long Term User Shouts: 4 #
An Unknown Location | 1 year, 2 months ago (24 minutes after post)

But sweet sixteen is a title of the tournament… im pretty sure it should be captalized.

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AreWeAllTheSame offline Verified User (1 year, 3 months) Long Term User Shouts: 4 #
An Unknown Location | 1 year, 2 months ago (28 minutes after post)

oh sorry =/ i had it in my head =]

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