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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
A Legal/Stylistic Acceptance of the Comma Splice?
Comma splices are obviously a big no-no where grammar's concerned. But is there an unwritten rule that says it's ok to violate this in instances such as the following sentence:
"It's not a concern, it's a relief."
I see this all the time, where the two 'independent' clauses are of a similar and 'snappy' cadence, allowing it to almost feel right to place the comma inbetween them.
Anybody got an opinion on this?
"It's not a concern, it's a relief."
I see this all the time, where the two 'independent' clauses are of a similar and 'snappy' cadence, allowing it to almost feel right to place the comma inbetween them.
Anybody got an opinion on this?
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In my opinion, sentences such as "It's not a concern, it's a relief", where a comma is used to separate two contrasting statements, are acceptable.
- In my opinion, sentences such as "It's not a concern, it's a relief", where a comma is used to separate two contrasting statements, are acceptable.
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In my opinion, sentences such as "It's not a concern, it's a relief", where a comma is used to separate two contrasting statements, are acceptable.
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AnonymousAnybody got an opinion on this?I use a semicolon in those cases.
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