Re: Avoid the Semicolon in Tech Writing?

[Janet Vega <anutha_writer -at- yahoo -dot- com>]

Thanks to all who responded to this post so far. It
seems that most think it is a useful rule though not
etched in stone (as few rules in tech writing are).
And others think it is not a useful rule.

I hope I get a few more rounds of replies - then I
will make up my mind.

I can see both sides of the argument but I think I
favor using them/allowing them - but perhaps making a
wee bit of an effort to limit them a bit if possible. 

Thanks again to all

JV
--- Janet Vega <anutha_writer -at- yahoo -dot- com> wrote:
> 
> Hi all 
> 
> I recently read a Style Guide from another company
> with which I was previously unfamiliar. In it, it
> stated that the semicolon is to be avoided in
> technical communication since one can almost always
> make two shorter sentences using a period. 
>

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