From: garylscott@sbcglobal.net   
      
   On 2/10/2024 3:21 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:   
   > On Sat, 10 Feb 2024 08:17:04 -0600, Gary Scott wrote:   
   >   
   >> On 2/9/2024 10:51 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> On Fri, 9 Feb 2024 21:00:48 -0600, Gary Scott wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>> They're also statement separators in Fortran.   
   >>>   
   >>> Section 6.3.2.5 of the Fortran 2018 spec, second paragraph:   
   >>>   
   >>>       A statement may alternatively be terminated by a “;” character   
   >>>       that appears other than in a character context or in a comment.   
   >>>       The “;” is not part of the statement. After a “;” terminator,   
   >>>       another statement may appear on the same line, or begin on that   
   >>>       line and be continued. A sequence consisting only of zero or more   
   >>>       blanks and one or more “;” terminators, in any order, is   
   >>>       equivalent to a single “;” terminator.   
   >>>   
   >>> Note it says “terminator”, not “separator”.   
   >>   
   >> It terminates the statement ...   
   >   
   > Well, you did say “separators” of statements, not “terminators”, did   
   you   
   > not?   
   Yes, it does serve that purpose.  It is proper use of english.  The   
   clarification is that it does not terminate the line.  Some of the   
   discussion appeared to have potentially confused termination of a   
   statement from termination of a line.  When multiple statements occur on   
   the same line, the term statement "separator" is completely appropriate   
   and correct.  That is the purpose it serves conceptually.   
      
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