- 14 May 2012 16:13
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And why couldnt I as a parent tell them what semicolons are for? If I have a kid then I can read the stuff they write and tell them if it sounds weird and whether they are putting semicolons in the wrong places.
Rei Murasame wrote:Yes, they pick up the basics on their own, but a child doesn't know what paragraphing is, or how to use a semicolon, or even how to avoid using English ambiguously, without someone actually telling them at some point.
And why couldnt I as a parent tell them what semicolons are for? If I have a kid then I can read the stuff they write and tell them if it sounds weird and whether they are putting semicolons in the wrong places.