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Re:Study finds a 50% decline in the use of semicolons over t... by dx4100 on Monday May 26, 2025 @03:23PM (#44100719)
I've seen people use them as a way to replace pauses in speech. I see it more with boomers / Gen-X.

example:

he isn't wrong... why do you think that ... it's a good thing

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