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Snarf Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Is this Comma Splicing

"Stop acting like a petulant child, Michael, it doesn't become of you."

I hear that in my head being said very fluidly. My question, though, is whether or not that's a comma splice or not.

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Snarf Is this comma splicing? Yes.

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SnarfIs this comma splicing?
Yes.
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Yes, but there's another error in the sentence. The semicolon to prevent comma splicing goes after "Michael" instead of a comma. The other error is that the word "of" should be deleted. Please trust me on this one; I'm a former university English teacher.
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Snarfit doesn't become of you
As shown.

CJ
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CalifJim Snarfit doesn't become of youAs shown.CJ
What's the "of" have to do with it?
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SnarfWhat's the "of" have to do with it?
The 'of' has everything to do with it. Emotion: smile

Put
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Oh, OK, I didn't know that! I thought it was "it doesn't become of you." I could have sworn I've heard it said like that many times before.
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CalifJimPut 'of' and it's wrong.
I thought it sounded funny.

Now that I think about it, the only instance in which become of sounds right is when it means to happen to.

What became of him?
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Aspara Gus CalifJimPut 'of' and it's wrong.I thought it sounded funny.Now that I think about it, the only instance in which become of sounds right is when it means to happen to.What became of him?
So nobody normally says, "It doesn't become of you?" EVER? I must be hearing things then.
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SnarfI could have sworn I've heard it said like that
Yes. See Aspara Gus's comment. There are two different idioms and it's easy to confuse them because they are very similar.

CJ
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Snarf nobody normally says, "It doesn't become of you?" EVER?
Right. No one ever says that. (Or, if they do, they should stop it!) (Sorry!
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