Can you have two independant clauses without a conjunction?

Thanks. I saw a few days ago some blog stating that it's not allowed in American English while it is in British. I'm not certain of the source's credibility.

Ok, appreciate that.

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Yes, you can sometimes do that. If the clauses are very short and parallel is one case: "Man proposes, *** disposes." A series of clauses is another: "I came, I saw, I conquered." "She applied her lipstick, she went to the window, and she blew a kiss to the moon." Some of us use a comma when the first clause is a negative with "not

Thanks. That was helpful.

enoon"Man proposes, *** disposes." A series of clauses is another: "I came, I saw, I conquered." "It's not a candy, it's a breath mint." "He hadn't gone all the way to Thailand to eat, he'd gone to find happiness."

I would consider that punctuation incorrect.

Aspara Gus enoon"Man proposes, *** disposes." A series of clauses is another: "I came, I saw, I conquered." "It's not a candy, it's a breath mint." "He hadn't gone all the way to Thailand to eat, he'd gone to find happiness."I would consider that punctuation incorrect.

Well, the first two are correct, anyway. The first example is from

enoonThe first example is from Elements, and the second is covered there

I’m having trouble taking that source seriously. Those examples aren’t very consistent with Do not join independent clauses by a comma.

And in I had never been in the place before; so I had difficulty in finding my way about, I would not call so an adverb, no

Aspara Gus enoonThe first example is from Elements, and the second is covered thereI’m having trouble taking that source seriously. Those examples aren’t very consistent with Do not join independent clauses by a comma.And in I had never been in the place before; so I had difficulty in finding my way about, I would not call so an adverb, nor would I use a semicolon before