The semicolon demystified

[Ruth]

http://theoatmeal.com/comics/semicolon

[[deleted user]]

hahahaha! I love the Oatmeal's grammar lessons.
But he didn't talk about my favorite use: semicolon-however-comma

Semicolons are not difficult; however, everyone has trouble with them.

[Carol]

Well that certainly was entertaining, and very useful for me.

[Ruth]

I just don't like the looks of the things on the page. Ugly.

[Carol]

Shoot you mean I can't use them here? hahahaha

[Anthony]

That's very good: but what about the colon?