: Re: Possible interactions of punctuation marks with the word "however" in a novel When using the word "however" in my story, I feel like using a semicolon before it disrupts the flow of words in

@Shelley992

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The use of the semicolon is incorrect. The sentence should read

Contrary to first opinions, however, the school was public and cost nothing to enter.

No, you cannot omit the first comma in the sentence as constructed. The sentence also doesn't sound like one that most people would use in everyday dialogue, due to structure and word choice.

You might consider just getting rid of the first clause and starting with "However". Advice would be easier to render if the preceding text were given as well.

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