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    1. Confession. I am one of a generation of children in the UK in the late 1970's and early '80's who were never taught how and when to use a semi-colon. Which is correct? 'We follow the same strategy; this is the strategy' or 'We follow the same strategy: this is the strategy'
  1. …in reply to @markboulton
    And now, you may scoff or chuckle at this, but it's true. An entire generation were never taught it. Or grammar to any depth. My children run rings around me with their understanding of language structure in English and Welsh.