A Colon is used to offset a list of items
A Semicolon is used to connect to closely related sentences
You can use a semi-colon in a compound sentence when you want to connect two closely related independent clauses without using a conjunction like "and" or "but". This can help to emphasize the relationship between the two clauses.
In the sentence "please be quiet; you are being too noisy," you would use a semicolon to separate the two independent clauses.
Not unless a proper noun follows the semi-colon. The parts before and after the semi-colon are part of the same sentence. You do not capitalize in the middle of a sentence unless it is a proper noun.
Use a semicolon when you link two independent clauses with no connecting words
A colon is used to emphasize a specific part of a sentence; the part of the sentence before the colon must be able to stand by itself as its own sentence, however, Example: I could think of only one thing that day: the math test waiting for me in sixth hour. A semicolon is used to hook together two closely-related independent clauses (sentences) that would sound too choppy when separated by a period but cannot be connected by a comma because they are able to stand alone as their own sentences. Example: Jessica is my best friend; she has always been there for me.
THis is a semi colon ;
i would use a semi colon ; just because that is More formal.
You use a semi colon after a word for example:Shoneka writes poertry;she is published in a litery magazine.
You use a semi colon after a word for example:Shoneka writes poertry;she is published in a litery magazine.
When you feel like it
To separate independent clauses
You use one space after a colon or semi-colon.
Because a semi colon replaces the word "but" which means it's more complex.
there is no semi colon usage
Use a semi-colon instead
semi-colon's link two parts of one sentence
A semi-colon is used in a do while statement for the same reason that it is used in any other statement. The rules of C and C++, as well as Java, require that every statement be terminated with a semi-colon.