Fears and PhobiasI'll level with you. I'm really freaked out by loose buttons. I'm fine while they're doing their job, but once they're free the evil bastards are a major threat to my life. Tell us what spooks you, and how you cope. Also: church bells, doner kebab salads, death.
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Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Thu 11 Sep 2014, 17:18)
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Go on then: explain to me why, in your view, there should be a semicolon rather than a comma between the two clauses above.(
.Yeti., Sat 13 Sep 2014, 12:15,
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Because it's replacing ", then" where "then" is acting as a conjunction.Actually, I've changed my mind. But you're still a Deacon
*Joey spazz arms and mnnng chin*
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Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Sat 13 Sep 2014, 12:40,
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I've never heard that rule and I wouldn't give it the time of day from a glow-in-the-dark Casio watch.*belms and gurns whilst waving hands around in a flid motion*
I used to live less than a mile away from where Joey Deacon lived. It's not contagious though.
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.Yeti., Sat 13 Sep 2014, 12:55,
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a semicolon to replace a conjunction is pretty basic stuffwww.grammar-monster.com/lessons/conjunctions_and_semicolons.htm
*deacon hands, full belm and spazzy shuffle*
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Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Sat 13 Sep 2014, 13:09,
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The first clause is not an independent clause, though.It's dependent on the second clause for the resolution of the conditional.
*Monty Python fish-slapping dance*
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.Yeti., Sun 14 Sep 2014, 18:27,
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that's why I changed my mind*slavic dance with kicking and shouting and fur hats*
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Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Sun 14 Sep 2014, 23:17,
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