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my 11 yr old is doing semi colons at the moment
although the teacher said she has no idea why it is still on the curriculum because she is yet to come across an adult (except for English teachers) who actually use it and, if they do, use it correctly.
The teacher needs to read more widely, it seems.
I use them dozens of times every day in my job.
I didn't go to the gents to grab a coffee and back to my desk.
I went to the gents, to grab a coffee and back to my desk.
I went to the gents, to grab a coffee, and back to my desk.
This is one of those occasions when an Oxford comma would really help make things clearer:
This is one of those occasions when an Oxford comma would really help make things clearer:

Thanks Nick, that's great.
On another unrelated note, shall I make the check out to Mr N Fitz, or Gibbon Enterprises Ltd?![]()
