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Punctuation in the English language helps the reader to understand a sentence through visual means other than just the letters of the alphabet. [1] English punctuation has two complementary aspects: phonological punctuation, linked to how the sentence can be read aloud, particularly to pausing; [2] and grammatical punctuation, linked to the structure of the sentence. [3]
The semicolon; (or semi-colon [1]) is a symbol commonly used as orthographic punctuation.In the English language, a semicolon is most commonly used to link (in a single sentence) two independent clauses that are closely related in thought, such as when restating the preceding idea with a different expression.
A leading semicolon;, in column 1 of a line, causes the line to be displayed as the name part of a description list. These lists contain a name, followed by one or more descriptions that apply to it (e.g. in a glossary). These descriptions are indicated by starting them with :.
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Western style emoticons are mostly written from left to right as though the head is rotated counter-clockwise 90 degrees. One will most commonly see the eyes on the left, followed by the nose (often omitted) and then the mouth. Typically, a colon is used for the eyes of a face, unless winking, in which case a semicolon is used.
Semicolon insertion is a feature of BCPL and its distant descendant Go, [8] though it is absent in B or C. [9] Semicolon insertion is present in JavaScript, though the rules are somewhat complex and much-criticized; to avoid bugs, some recommend always using semicolons, while others use initial semicolons, termed defensive semicolons, at the ...
A small, defined semicolon on the inside of the ankle. Image credits: @eric_manio #7 Butterfly Semicolon. A tattoo with the semicolon as the body of a fine-lined butterfly. Butterflies typically ...
semicolons terminate word definitions; space terminates word use GFA BASIC: newline terminated Go: semicolon separated (inserted by compiler) Haskell: in do-notation: newline separated, in do-notation with braces: semicolon separated Java: semicolon terminated JavaScript: semicolon separated (but often inserted as statement terminator) Kotlin