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acopeland27:

what punctuation mark makes a long pause

Firestar:

Dash and Elipsis

chloeandkailee4life:

a semi colon

acopeland27:

no my options are . , ; :

chloeandkailee4life:

yeah the 3 one

acopeland27:

no if you ask google is a ; a long pause it says no.

acopeland27:

sorry

chloeandkailee4life:

i looked it up tho and its says its right

chloeandkailee4life:

plus i make 100 on my essays using them for that

Firestar:

um google isn't really a good answer source since it does lie alot

chloeandkailee4life:

ik but at school i write essays and i get 100 for using them for that stuff

acopeland27:

ok ;)

Firestar:

Ok

Bemis:

Well which do you think it is? For a longer pause i suggest using a semi-colon as a colon is used for introducing a list and a comma is used for short pauses or introducing appositive phrases

acopeland27:

;

Bemis:

@bemis wrote:
Well which do you think it is? For a longer pause i suggest using a semi-colon as a colon is used for introducing a list and a comma is used for short pauses or introducing appositive phrases
semi colon, because a colon*

Firestar:

\_(-_-)_/

chloeandkailee4life:

lol

acopeland27:

\_(-_-)_/ lollollollollol

chloeandkailee4life:

anyways i was just trying to help

acopeland27:

ty

Firestar:

what it means idk

chloeandkailee4life:

np

axie:

he key to punctuation is to keep in mind how thoughts are connected in sentences and to replicate the cadence of speech. Remember: A comma is a very brief pause and is best for stammering, whereas an em dash and an ellipsis are for more deliberate pauses and therefore indicate longer pauses. https://fandom-grammar.livejournal.com/86156.html#:~:text=The%20key%20to%20punctuation%20is,and%20therefore%20indicate%20longer%20pauses.

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