Semicolon

If you've been reading my blog for awhile or have had regular exposure to my writing you may notice my constant misuse of punctuation; particularly the semicolon.

I'm twenty-seven years old and to this day I'm still not quite sure how to use the damn thing. Sometimes I think I know but there's no one to grade my writing (thank you) and correct these errors, so it sticks.

Yes, I know I also end sentences with prepositions, begin them with "and" or "but", and overuse my parentheses and commas, too, (just to name a few). I guess I must have missed that day in class...and given my exemplary attendance record through the twelfth grade, I can only fault those who did not make punctuation a more important part of the curriculum.

Incidentally, I know for a fact that I missed the one, single, solitary day when we were taught to diagram sentences. How to do it is still a mystery to me, but the kind of mystery you have no desire or need to solve. Pointless!

That's all. If anyone wishes to tutor me on the use of semicolons, feel free. Otherwise, accept my scribblings as they are, flaws and all.