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Re: OT semi-colons



I think you have it right. The kind of list that really needs
semi-colons is the more formal one, usually not spoken material,
such as: "Lord Doe, the Lord Chancellor; Sir John, his
son-in-law; and Lord Doe's mother-in-law, the Dowager Duchess of
Thanet" -- with semicolons, it's perfectly clear these are three
people, not six.
George H Scithers