The correct version, using a comma, would be “Judy jogged on the pavement, but it wasn’t good for her knees.” Of course, if ...

Experts believe that the semicolon (;) is in danger of becoming extinct from the English language because of its lack of use. Surveys showed that more than half of Britons never use it in their ...

The semicolon has been described as a "graceful pause" in writing. But this graceful punctuation mark is being forgotten.

Semicolon use is down, and its slide is making headlines. In the U.S., these punctuation marks are appearing in published books about half as often as they did 25 years ago. The same trend can be seen ...

Using it wrong can make your writing look unprofessional, even if everything else about it is correct. Fortunately, it’s relatively easy to learn how to use semicolons correctly.

The age-old semicolon is dying out as Britons admit to never or rarely using the punctuation mark, a study has found. In English-written 19th century literature it appeared once in every 205 words ...

IN FOCUS: The poor, misunderstood semicolon is under threat. Helen Coffey laments its decline and makes the case for re-educating ourselves on its usefulness as the chicest grammatical tool ...

Among the findings: In 1781, the semicolon appeared once every 90 written words. Its use in English rose by 388% between 1800 and 2006, before falling by 45% over the next 11 years.

Above his grave: HERE LIES A PRINTER’S ERROR. “Roll on, roll on, thou semicolon,” exhorts Chandler in one line of his impish little poem. And Chandler certainly knew how to let semicolons roll.

What goes wrong: You use semicolons with incomplete thoughts, like this: "Because the deadline approached; we worked overtime." Mistake: "Because the deadline approached; we worked overtime." ...