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Perfect Stranger Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Correct or not no. 43 - not used to apologizing

Dear All,

Here's another question in my series Correct or Not. Is the following sentence 100% correct?

She's not used to apologizing, on the contrary, she is only used to being apologized to.

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She's not used to apologizing . On the contrary, she is only used to being apologized to. OK

— Clive

  • She's not used to apologizing .
  • On the contrary, she is only used to being apologized to.
  • OK
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She's not used to apologizing. On the contrary, she is only used to being apologized to.

OK
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Perfect StrangerShe's not used to apologizing, on the contrary, she is only used to being apologized to.
This is a comma splice. Make separate sentences or use a semi-colon.

She's not used to apologizing; on the contrary, she is only used to being apologized to.

Alternately,

She's not used to apologizing; on the contrary,
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Thank you Clive, thank you CalifJim.
CalifJimThis is a comma splice. Make separate sentences or use a semi-colon.
Would you please be so kind and tell me what you mean by a comma splice? I'm not sure why we have to separate those two sentences either with a period or a semi-colon.
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There are conventions in English about how you join two sentences.
You can't just write
eg He loved her He married her
eg He loved her, he married her. (This error is commonly called a comma splice. ''Splice' means 'join').


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Thank you Clive, your examples are very clear and... ,please forgive me for saying so, even obvious to a certain extent. The one with on the contrary though leaves me a bit perplexed because I always thought that it's alright to use this expression after a coma...

PS I think it's OK to say He loved her and married her. Am I correct?

Thanks again. Appre
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Perfect StrangerWould you please be so kind and tell me what you mean by a comma splice?
A 'comma-splice' error is the connection of two independent clauses with a comma only (i.e., with no conjunction). This cannot be done in standard writing. There is more here: htt
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Thanks MM.

How about this sentence? Is the comma an error too?

I told you it matters to me, that's why I'll let you make your own decision, your own journey to embark on.
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Perfect Stranger Is the comma an error too?
Yes. 'Me' must be followed by other punctuation or a conjunction:

...it matters to me. That's why I'll let you...
...it matters to me: that's why I'll let you...
...it matters to me; that's why I'll let you...
...it matters to me, and/so that's
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The one with on the contrary though leaves me a bit perplexed because I always thought that it's alright to use this expression after a coma... No, you can't join with this phrase.

PS I think it's OK to say He loved her and married her. Am I correct? Yes. I didn't mean my list of examples to be ex
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Gosh... Now I feel like all my sentences might be incorrect because of commas or lack of semi-colons... Are there any clear rules that say which sentences cannot be preceeded by a comma?

Thanks
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