COMMA SPLICE

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The dreaded comma splice: Should you join two clauses with only a comma?

My botty best at summarizing from Wikipedia: comma splice is sometimes used in literary writing to convey mood of informality . otherwise, it is usually considered an error in English writing style . some authorities on English usage consider them appropriate in limited situations . most writers consider the comma splice as a special type of run-on sentence . commas often arise when writers use conjunctive adverbs to separate two independent clauses . the comma splice is more commonly found in works from the 18th and 19th century . modern examples include: i have the bed still, it is in every way suitable for the old house where i “a rather unfair rule emerges on this one: only do it if you’re famous,” author Lynne Truss writes . “done ignorantly by ignorant people, it is awful,” she says . author: “The S.P.L.I.C.E. of Life?” in Patterson, Diana (ed.). Harry Potter’s World Wide Influence. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. ISBN 9781443816281. “The dreaded comma splice”. The Economist. 10 January 2012.