2026-10-09 17:08 UTC
“If you can replace a semicolon or hyphen with a comma/period, you probably should”. Writing advice I received at age ~10 and it never stopped being relevant in literature contexts
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@ramjambamalam@lemmy.ca 2026-10-09 17:12
Far too many writers use a comma, when they should have used a semicolon or perion. It creates comma splices, where you join two main clauses with a comma. Wrong: His new car was flashy, it was bright red and had a custom license plate. Right: His new car was flashy. It was bright red and had a customer license plate.