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[–] 5 points 1 month ago (6 children)

"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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  • [–] 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (5 children)

    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 custom license plate.

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  • [–] 13 points 1 month ago (4 children)

    My brain says

    His new car was flashy; it was bright red and had a customer license plate.

    Is correct

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