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Twistedthistle Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Comma splice?

HI all. Would a comma be acceptable to separate the sentences below? Or should i be a semicolon. I know they're two independent clauses, but they're closely linked and contrastive...

Don't do it like that, do it like this!

Or

Don't do it like that; do it like this!

thanks in advance for your thoughts
TT
  

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Don't do it like that; do it like this! (I would use a semi-colon.)
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In my opinion a comma is acceptable in such contrastive situations.
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Short, parallel clauses can be joined with a comma.
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I'd use the semi-colon.

CJ
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I’d also use a semicolon.
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Thanks everyone for your help, it seems the semicolons have it!
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twistedthistleThanks everyone for your help, it seems the semicolons have it!
Thanks, everyone for your help, It seems the semicolons have it!
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Yoong Liat twistedthistleThanks everyone for your help, it seems the semicolons have it!Thanks, everyone for your help, It seems the semicolons have it!
I guess you meant to put a period there, to judge by the capital "I": Thanks, everyone for your help. It seems the semicolons have it!
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Thanks, enoon.

It's time to change my glasses.

Thanks, everyone for your help. It seems the semicolons have it!
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