kingthrillgore to 196@lemmy.blahaj.zone • edit-21 year agoOh so that's what its for rulelemmy.mlimagemessage-square77fedilinkarrow-up1486
arrow-up1486imageOh so that's what its for rulelemmy.mlkingthrillgore to 196@lemmy.blahaj.zone • edit-21 year agomessage-square77fedilink
minus-squareHowShouldIKnowlinkfedilinkEnglish4•1 year agoI missed the bus; and that is something I will never ever ever do again
minus-square@oneiros@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilink14•1 year agoOmit the “and”, and you’ve got it; otherwise, a regular old comma would be the right punctuation there.
minus-square@LoamImprovement@beehaw.orglinkfedilink1•1 year agoIf you want to use a colon, you can phrase it “There’s one thing I’ll never do again: Miss the bus.”
minus-square@Squirrel@thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglish7•1 year agoSemicolons generally replace a comma + conjunction. So use it instead of the “and” (or “because,” “but,” etc.) and you’re good.
I missed the bus; and that is something I will never ever ever do again
Omit the “and”, and you’ve got it; otherwise, a regular old comma would be the right punctuation there.
If you want to use a colon, you can phrase it “There’s one thing I’ll never do again: Miss the bus.”
Semicolons generally replace a comma + conjunction. So use it instead of the “and” (or “because,” “but,” etc.) and you’re good.
I guess people don’t remember Kris Kross