When the Grammar Nazi's strike!
- Thread starter The Boy Who Cried Worf
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This thread is not about spelling, but it is about grammar.
yeah, if I had used a conjunction, it would have been fine.
Comma splices are acceptable in certain circumstances. I'd say that there are at least two reasons why this example would be okay.
Because Posts are meant to emulate speech, and because the two clauses are brief and have the same structure. I believe those are circumstances outlined in The Elements Of Style that allow for comma splices.
I thought you all might find this opinion piece on The Elements of Style interesting, if not food for thought. Also, I thought you might enjoy me placing my idiom in your crosshairs. Have at it!
I'm not sure where my copy of that book is right now since it's still packed away from when I moved, so I won't be looking it up. I just don't see why we would accept the comma splice when a semi-colon accomplishes the exact same thing without being grammatically incorrect.
Because of the flow of the sentence, at least in my opinion. In this case the semicolon or period bring it to too much of a stop, while the comma lets it flow like a conjunction would. It's like the conjunction is understood.
It turns out there is actually a Wiki page on Comma Splices. I think there's a Wiki page on everything but me.
I went, I read, I thank you.
It's okay, you're welcome.
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