I wasn't going to point that one out; it wouldn't have been sporting.
I do not agree that a colon merely sets up a list: sometimes, it links two
clauses, with the implication that the two thoughts harmonize with each
other, and/or are equivalent in some respect.
--J
On Sun, Apr 26, 2009 at 1:09 PM, Rin Watt <katecwatt_at_gmail.com> wrote:
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> godddddammmmmit!
>
> I meant complementary, of course. I wrote that in a pre-caffeinated state.
> Frack!
>
> Rin
>
> A semicolon, in my book, creates a delicious tension, a relationship. The
> fact that you can put in a however or therefore makes that relationship more
> clear, and the fact that you can have either complimentary or contradictory
> relationship words means that the site of connection is ripe with
> possibilities.
>
>
>
--
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