Timeline for Is a comma splice always a mistake?
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| Oct 31, 2023 at 19:49 | history | reopened | Laurel♦ | ||
| S Sep 10, 2023 at 17:19 | vote | accept | Joe | ||
| S Jul 3, 2023 at 23:51 | history | post merged (destination) | |||
| Jun 15, 2020 at 8:05 | vote | accept | Joe | ||
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| Jun 15, 2020 at 8:03 | comment | added | Joe | @Edwin Ashworth I did not know that the ‘independent clause’ rule was only a rule of thumb. Thank you | |
| Jun 14, 2020 at 18:01 | history | closed |
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Duplicate of Why is the comma splice an error? [duplicate] | |
| Jun 14, 2020 at 16:15 | review | Close votes | |||
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| Jun 14, 2020 at 16:09 | comment | added | Edwin Ashworth | "[Take the sentence] 'It's not a comet, it's a meteor.' ... punctuating this sentence with a semicolon would be like using a C-clamp to hold a sandwich together." | |
| Jun 14, 2020 at 16:04 | comment | added | Edwin Ashworth | Also, much discussion on this point at What stylistic or grammatical reasons prevent users, and grammarians, from reaching agreement on the acceptability of the comma splice?. Essentially, the 'don't join two independent clauses with merely a comma' mantra is a rule-of thumb (but usually best obeyed). Barbara Wallraff has, for instance, said: ... | |
| Jun 14, 2020 at 9:00 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackEnglish/status/1272091411538759681 | ||
| Jun 14, 2020 at 5:35 | history | became hot network question | |||
| Jun 14, 2020 at 3:35 | answer | added | Zan700 | timeline score: 1 | |
| Jun 14, 2020 at 1:12 | vote | accept | Joe | ||
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| Jun 13, 2020 at 21:57 | answer | added | R Mac | timeline score: 4 | |
| Jun 13, 2020 at 21:35 | history | asked | Joe | CC BY-SA 4.0 | |
| Nov 9, 2017 at 17:25 | vote | accept | CommunityBot | ||
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| Nov 6, 2017 at 22:17 | comment | added | Hot Licks | Because code prohibits any splice outside of the conduit. | |
| Nov 6, 2017 at 22:10 | answer | added | Sven Yargs | timeline score: 8 | |
| Jul 15, 2017 at 5:11 | comment | added | Andreas Blass | Tradition seems to be the only basis for anything in any language. The only reason "cat" doesn't mean the same as "dog" is that people have, for a long time, agreed on the meanings of these words. The difference between commas and semicolons is based on the same sort of tradition. | |
| Jul 15, 2017 at 3:28 | comment | added | Arm the good guys in America | Tradition seems to be the only reason it's judged incorrect. | |
| Jul 15, 2017 at 3:09 | comment | added | Octopus | @Student. Boo. incorrect usage by senior members does not justify it. It is still incorrect usage, although comment sections are hardly the best example of a context where proper use plays an important role. In formal writing, the comma splice ought to be avoided. | |
| Jul 15, 2017 at 1:43 | comment | added | English Student | It seems that comma splice is now considered legitimate. Many members here use it regularly in comments and some even in answers; and at least one senior member (I forget who because it was 2 months back when I was new here) advised me outright that comma splice is preferable to semicolon in modern English writing. |