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title: "4 Use Semicolon Quotes by 2 authors"
description: "Browse 4 Use Semicolon quotes by 2 authors. Discover the best Use Semicolon sayings and thoughts."
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> [“The semicolon, my friends, is the punctuation mark we use to join two complete sentences. When we want to separate two complete…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenny-baranick/the-semicolon-my-friends-is-the-punctuation-mark-we-use-to-join-two/)

[Jenny Baranick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenny-baranick/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f7d/jenny-baranick-17184_punctuation_the-semicolon-my-friends-is-the-punctuat_432868.jpg)

> [“We might also want to use a semicolon to hold together two sentences to avoid giving the reader too much time to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenny-baranick/we-might-also-want-to-use-a-semicolon-to-hold-together-two-sentences/)

[Jenny Baranick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenny-baranick/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a5a/jenny-baranick-17184_bank-account_we-might-also-want-to-use-a-semicolon-to_1236650.jpg)

> [“Use the semicolon like you would use any powerful weapon (your best pick-up line or your most effective push-up bra): carefully and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenny-baranick/use-the-semicolon-like-you-would-use-any-powerful-weapon-your-best/)

[Jenny Baranick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenny-baranick/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eae/jenny-baranick-17184_quote_use-the-semicolon-like-you-would-use-any_1795646.jpg)

> [I don't even know how to use a semicolon to this day; I use a comma every time. And you know what?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hannibal-buress/i-don-t-even-know-how-to-use-a-semicolon-to-this-day-i-use-a-comma/)

[Hannibal Buress](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hannibal-buress/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/515/hannibal-buress-8402_email_i-don-t-even-know-how-to-use-a-semicolon_2674380.jpg)

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