(!) indicates strong feeling within a sentence, such as anger.
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when is a semi-colon (first way) used
(;)when joining two connected sentences e.g. we set out at dawn;the weather looks promising
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when is a semi-colon (second way) used
(;) to assemble detailed list e.g. The conference was attended by delegates from Paris, France; Paris, Texas; London, UK; Stockholm, Sweden; Colombo, Sri Lanka; and Mumbai, India.
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when is a colon (first way) used
(:)used when listing e.g She placed the following items into the trolley: beer, fruit, vegetables, toilet rolls, cereals and cartons of milk.
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when is a colon (second way) used
(:)used within a heading or description title e.g. Human Resource Management: Guidelines for Telephone Advisers
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when is a semi-colon (first way) used
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(;)when joining two connected sentences e.g. we set out at dawn;the weather looks promising
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