comma splice

noun

, Grammar.

1. comma fault.

Word History and Origins

Origin of comma splice¹

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

A comma splice, which sounds painful, occurs when a comma is not up to the job of joining two clauses: “This was sensible advice, it was almost too easy” would be improved by using a semicolon or a conjunction such as “but” instead of the comma.

From The Guardian

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.

From New York Times