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[randomness]

Can a comma splice always be fixed by replacing the comma with a semicolon?

(I am not asking a rhetorical question.)

Comments

[jendaviswilson.livejournal.com]

From my junior-high grammar drilling, I would say yes, however, the sentences should be related to each other. Also, stylistically I think semicolons should be used very, very sparingly. Two sentences is almost always best.

[r-ness.livejournal.com]

I tend to use semicolons more than most people, which is to say that I use them at all.

I don't use them much, but I do use them.