Agent641@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.world · 2 months agoThe work is mysterious and importantlemmy.imagisphe.reimagemessage-square128linkfedilinkarrow-up1885arrow-down178
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minus-squarefarmgineer@nord.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoAt least in English, commas aren’t magic sentence separators; you might wish to look into the semicolon for joining independent clauses.
minus-squareAbyssian@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoThey can be used similar to parentheticals to break up large, complex thoughts and format them as a single sentence. Legally and historically that is often how the comma was used, and it is grammatically correct usage.
minus-squarefarmgineer@nord.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoI suppose it depends upon said genie’s views on prescriptivism, heh.
At least in English, commas aren’t magic sentence separators; you might wish to look into the semicolon for joining independent clauses.
They can be used similar to parentheticals to break up large, complex thoughts and format them as a single sentence. Legally and historically that is often how the comma was used, and it is grammatically correct usage.
I suppose it depends upon said genie’s views on prescriptivism, heh.