Semicolons

I like this piece of advice from Kurt Vonnegut (pictured left) on a piece of punctuation that I've never been particularly enamoured with:


“Here is a lesson in creative writing. First rule: Do not use semicolons. They are transvestite hermaphrodites representing absolutely nothing. All they do is show you've been to college.” 

― Kurt Vonnegut, A Man Without a Country


I hid this quotation away somewhere in my feedback on Group 5's diagnostic writing, so I'm not sure who's seen it.  Any comments below would be welcome...