more than 1 semicolon

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Is it okay to use more than 1 semicolon in a sentence if the sentence does not contain a list?
 
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It is rare, but it could be done in a very complex sentence.
 
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mas94010 said:
Is it okay to use more than 1 semicolon in a sentence if the sentence does not contain a list?
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I have, frankly, as far as I can recall, never seen that done. If you will submit a sample sentence I can give you my opinion on it.
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Obviously, I don't have one off the top of my head- I'll have to go search. :shock:
 
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