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comma splice

noun

, Grammar.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of comma splice1

First recorded in 1920–25
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Example Sentences

The second sentence has the flaw sometimes called a “comma splice” — that is, a comma separating two independent clauses, where we should use a period, semicolon or some other connector.

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