Using a semicolon to separate me stating that I have two questions and the actual question ms?
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I do have a couple of questions at this time; is this proper for me to use a semicolon here, and if not, can you please tell me how I should write this sentence?
I do have a couple of questions at this time; will I be able to access this information immediately, and can I access it from my mobile device?
Or should I use a different layout/different punctuation altogether?
Thanks in advance.
punctuation semicolon
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Example
I do have a couple of questions at this time; is this proper for me to use a semicolon here, and if not, can you please tell me how I should write this sentence?
I do have a couple of questions at this time; will I be able to access this information immediately, and can I access it from my mobile device?
Or should I use a different layout/different punctuation altogether?
Thanks in advance.
punctuation semicolon
asked yesterday
KaiKai
111
I do have a couple of questions at this time. It's so polite (vs. I do have two questions), so I wonder why you want to follow that with a briefer pause (i.e., use a semicolon instead of a period). It seems to defeat your purpose, but that's only a matter of preference, I think. (Also, I would've used it instead of this before proper.)
– KannE
yesterday
1
BTW, you could also use a colon or em dash instead.
– KannE
yesterday
add a comment |
Example
I do have a couple of questions at this time; is this proper for me to use a semicolon here, and if not, can you please tell me how I should write this sentence?
I do have a couple of questions at this time; will I be able to access this information immediately, and can I access it from my mobile device?
Or should I use a different layout/different punctuation altogether?
Thanks in advance.
punctuation semicolon
asked yesterday
KaiKai
111
Example
I do have a couple of questions at this time; is this proper for me to use a semicolon here, and if not, can you please tell me how I should write this sentence?
I do have a couple of questions at this time; will I be able to access this information immediately, and can I access it from my mobile device?
Or should I use a different layout/different punctuation altogether?
Thanks in advance.
punctuation semicolon
punctuation semicolon
asked yesterday
KaiKai
111
asked yesterday
KaiKai
111
asked yesterday
KaiKai
111
asked yesterday
KaiKai
111
asked yesterday
KaiKai
111
111
I do have a couple of questions at this time. It's so polite (vs. I do have two questions), so I wonder why you want to follow that with a briefer pause (i.e., use a semicolon instead of a period). It seems to defeat your purpose, but that's only a matter of preference, I think. (Also, I would've used it instead of this before proper.)
– KannE
yesterday
1
BTW, you could also use a colon or em dash instead.
– KannE
yesterday
add a comment |
I do have a couple of questions at this time. It's so polite (vs. I do have two questions), so I wonder why you want to follow that with a briefer pause (i.e., use a semicolon instead of a period). It seems to defeat your purpose, but that's only a matter of preference, I think. (Also, I would've used it instead of this before proper.)
– KannE
yesterday
1
BTW, you could also use a colon or em dash instead.
– KannE
yesterday
I do have a couple of questions at this time. It's so polite (vs. I do have two questions), so I wonder why you want to follow that with a briefer pause (i.e., use a semicolon instead of a period). It seems to defeat your purpose, but that's only a matter of preference, I think. (Also, I would've used it instead of this before proper.)
– KannE
yesterday
I do have a couple of questions at this time. It's so polite (vs. I do have two questions), so I wonder why you want to follow that with a briefer pause (i.e., use a semicolon instead of a period). It seems to defeat your purpose, but that's only a matter of preference, I think. (Also, I would've used it instead of this before proper.)
– KannE
yesterday
1
1
BTW, you could also use a colon or em dash instead.
– KannE
yesterday
BTW, you could also use a colon or em dash instead.
– KannE
yesterday
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I do have a couple of questions at this time. It's so polite (vs. I do have two questions), so I wonder why you want to follow that with a briefer pause (i.e., use a semicolon instead of a period). It seems to defeat your purpose, but that's only a matter of preference, I think. (Also, I would've used it instead of this before proper.)
– KannE
yesterday
1
BTW, you could also use a colon or em dash instead.
– KannE
yesterday