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Mehdi kord Posted 5 years ago
Grammar
Comma Splice
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary categorizes "otherwise" only
as an adverb, but they put this example for it.
Is it an blatant case of comma splice??
as an adverb, but they put this example for it.
Is it an blatant case of comma splice??
- Shut the window, otherwise it'll get too cold in here.
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"Otherwise" when it means "or else" is often treated as a conjunction. I feel the way you do about it, but who cares what we think? You see this comma with "otherwise" all the time, and it does no real harm.
- "Otherwise" when it means "or else" is often treated as a conjunction.
- I feel the way you do about it, but who cares what we think?
- You see this comma with "otherwise" all the time, and it does no real harm.
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"Otherwise" when it means "or else" is often treated as a conjunction. I feel the way you do about it, but who cares what we think? You see this comma with "otherwise" all the time, and it does no real harm.
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