Bryan:
Like the semi-colon, Will, but then you went and spoiled it by starting a sentence with "And". Tut, tut, tut.

Ah - now, we had a talk at work some years from the president of the Society for the Promotion of Better English (or some such body - can't remember the actual name), where two or three ancient myths were exploded.

One was starting a sentence with "And" - perfectly acceptable these days and an outmoded carryover from pre-war Primary school language teaching.

Another was the myth that a preposition is something you cannot end a sentence with.

A third was the splitting of infinitives - "To boldly go" is actually OK.

All is dependent on context. I rest my case and allow this thread to creep inexorably away to some other place.