Proper Use of the Semicolon

​Since I've bee writing a bit more lately, I've often struggled with when to use or not use a semicolon.  Thankfully there are sites like The Oatmeal, which not only explain things well, but make things fun in the process.  

The basic idea is that you can use a semicolon to join two separate statements that could stand as their own sentences,​ but are related to each other.  

Semicolons rock; they need to be in everyones writing tool belt.  Look I did it!!!​

Do yourself a favor and check out the entire post over at The Oatmeal for more uses and examples.  ​