 bionicRodFunkier than a mohair disco ball.Premium
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Re: Too late Sorry, but you failed. Nice response is a sentence all by itself. So is the sentence that begins with "I'm sure...". Therefore you should not separate the two with a comma but with either a period or a semicolon. Similarly, the semicolon later on is used incorrectly as well. THAT is where you would correctly use a comma.  |
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1 edit | It is irrelevant. The comment was regarding language, not punctuation.
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| said by k1ll3rdr4g0n:said by SLD:I don't think AT&T is afraid of being sued by someone that writes "true that" and smokes cigars. If you write perfect, proper English in any of the following: + Emails + Text messages + IMs You: + Are an alien + Are a robot + Have no friends No one on planet Earth, speaks or writes perfect English every day of their lives since language rules are really dictated by the society (which change daily) and everyone will have their own slang or way of saying things. But, we are getting off topic I suppose. said by SLD:It is irrelevant. The comment was regarding language, not punctuation. [Was that better?] Punctuation IS a part of language. The Spanish language uses an upside question mark for questions. German language uses 2 funny dots at the top of some of their letters to show how a word should be pronounced.
So, therefore, in your last statement you proved that even you don't write perfect English. So, why criticize other people how they talk, or I guess in this case, type? You understood what I meant, the language I used was a common slang in the English language. I hope outside of this forum you don't laugh at people because they can't speak English well or have an accent...or speak slang. |
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SLDPremium
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3 edits | Personally, I see a *huge* difference between a misplaced comma (or umlaut in your example) vs. Ebonics. Besides, I wasn't criticizing you, I was just making some light humor. You threw the insults.
BTW, the use of the semicolon in my previous post was grammatically correct. I'm not sure what the poster was writing about when he said it was used incorrectly. |
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bionicRodFunkier than a mohair disco ball.Premium
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| I hate to keep posting so terribly OT here, but imagined grammatical superiority in someone who makes a grammatical error in the post where they're making fun of someone else for their grammar irritates me.
Correct Usage of the Semicolon (;)
The semicolon is used when connecting two sentences or independent clauses. Unlike the comma, you do not use coordinating conjunctions, e.g., and, or, but, etc. A semicolon can also be used when connecting two independent clauses with conjunctive adverbs, e.g., however, therefore, thus, otherwise, etc. When beginning the second independent clause after a semicolon, do not use a capital.
Correct Usage of the Comma with Independent Clauses
When linking two independent clauses with coordinating conjunctions (and, but, or, for, so, nor, yet), place the comma before the conjunction. Remember: do not use the comma if you do not have two independent clauses.
Therefore, your semicolon before 'but' was not correct; a comma would have been. And when combining two sentences, a semicolon and not a comma. Oh yeah, and the link:
»hubpages.com/hub/Semicolonvscomma
Not that any of this matters. AT ALL. |
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SLDPremium
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1 edit | From another source (Wikipedia), a contradiction to what you just wrote:
Between independent clauses linked with a transitional phrase or a conjunctive adverb: "I like to eat cows; however, I don't like to be eaten by them."
I guess it depends on your source... |
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bionicRodFunkier than a mohair disco ball.Premium
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united state | Actually read my post above again. You CAN use a semicolon before 'however'. Both sources agree, but for future reference Wikipedia is not a good source as anyone can change it at any time. I have a degree in English by the way. |
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SLDPremium
join:2002-04-17
San Francisco, CA | I agree about Wikipedia, but your source actually says the same thing:
"A semicolon can also be used when connecting two independent clauses with conjunctive adverbs, e.g., however, therefore, thus, otherwise, etc. When beginning the second independent clause after a semicolon, do not use a capital."
I considered my "but" to be a conjunctive adverb since it was a shorter substitute for "however". That may or may not be valid - I'll leave it to the experts |
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kudos:1 | Seriously guys? So OT it isn't even funny. There is no such thing as perfect English. Give it up.
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SLDPremium
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San Francisco, CA | LOL, I'm just hoping to generate enough traffic to hit the ticker. JJ. |
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said by SLD:Personally, I see a *huge* difference between a misplaced comma (or umlaut in your example) vs. Ebonics. Besides, I wasn't criticizing you, I was just making some light humor. You threw the insults.BTW, the use of the semicolon in my previous post was grammatically correct. I'm not sure what the poster was writing about when he said it was used incorrectly. There is a fine line between humor and insults.
Really, if you don't have anything constructive to post, then don't post it. You start it, I finish it. Simple as that . |
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