Colons and Semicolons

One of the least understood but quietly significant distinctions of grammar is between a semicolon and a colon; this short films explains: when we should use each construction, why it matters that we do so correctly and what we can hope to achieve with one or the other in our sentences. Enjoying our Youtube videos? Get full access to all our audio content, videos, and thousands of thought-provoking articles, conversation cards and more with The School of Life Subscription: https://t.ly/VYaXr Be more mindful, present and inspired. Get the best of The School of Life delivered straight to your inbox: https://t.ly/U10IN FURTHER READING You can read more on this and other subjects here: https://bit.ly/2sNWzSt MORE SCHOOL OF LIFE Watch more films on SELF in our playlist: http://bit.ly/TSOLself SOCIAL MEDIA Feel free to follow us at the links below: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theschooloflifelondon/ X: https://twitter.com/TheSchoolOfLife Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theschooloflifelondon/ CREDITS Produced in collaboration with: Illustrations by Nina Cosford www.ninacosford.com Animation by Ali Graham www.grarg.com #TheSchoolOfLife