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

(I am not asking a rhetorical question.)

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Date: 2012-01-20 05:04 pm (UTC)
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It depends to some degree on the bits you're splicing together. Semicolons, colons, and dashes all have their uses depending on the surrounding text. I agree with others that if you're going to use a semicolon it almost always wants a transitional word showing how the two halves are related.

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