Yeah but they are useless in all reality. Semi-colons are there to make people who know how to use them look smart. Anyplace you would use one you could put a comma or a period there depending on the situation.

THE COLON however just has to be used when it is needed. Its like an ass-kicking machine in the English language(either one damn it).

Just speaking out of wackyness....since America has no language STANDARD, why are we forced to take english in school? Why not force use to take french or german instead? There is no standard so does it really matter?