nJoin independent clauses w/out a conjunction
–It seemed it would last forever; it didn’t.
–Some do; some don’t.
nUse to separate items in a series that already includes punctuation
–Several world leaders participated including George Bush, President of the U.S.; Tony Blair, Prime Minister of England; and Xiao Ping, Chairman of the National Party in China.
–The witness heard various people shout: “Hey!”; “Stop!”; and “Don’t do that!”