Patrick: Stay inside with the lights off. If those prairie dogs come out and see their shadow, you'll be sick for another six weeks.
A revolution led by politicians is no surprise.
Politicians are frequently revolting.
…and the slash, too vigorously applied.
Jonathan,
Moral of the story: Semicolons don't kill people, but watch out for the semi.
It never makes logical sense to use a semicolon where you mean “or”, except in cases where the original statement is so absurd that it makes more sense with the semicolon, thus:
“You’re with us; you’re with the terrorists”
Were I a Doctor of English, I'd call this a semicolonoscopy.
NAXT (not that there's anything wrong with that)
...and, John Farrell:
"This Guy"-- COL. WILLIAM CAMPENNI (retired) U.S. Air Force/Air National Guard Herndon, Va.5
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