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by jjeaff 2412 days ago
Semicolon usage could be an affectation or preference; it is generally used in place of a regular conjunction like "but" or "and".

There isn't any usage that I can think of where it would be the only "correct" way to write something; it's stronger than a comma but weaker than a period.

(I don't ever use semicolons normally. Was just trying to show some examples.)