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As seen in the examples above, a semicolon does not automatically require the word that follows it to be capitalized. | As seen in the examples above, a semicolon does not automatically require the word that follows it to be capitalized. | ||
=== Semicolon before "however" === | |||
The meaning of a sentence containing a trailing clause that starts with the word "however" depends on the punctuation preceding that word. A common error is to use the wrong punctuation, thereby changing the meaning to one not intended. | The meaning of a sentence containing a trailing clause that starts with the word "however" depends on the punctuation preceding that word. A common error is to use the wrong punctuation, thereby changing the meaning to one not intended. | ||