SEVERAL months ago I w as surprised to see Arnold Zwicky, a linguist, use a comma splice. A few commenters took me to task for being over-picky. The question came up again in the comments several ...

An error known as a comma splice (or comma fault) results when a comma is mistakenly placed between two independent clauses that are not joined by a coordinating ...

You can get Samuel Beckett’s most famous comma splice (absent commas) on a T-shirt or coffee mug Because the conventions for their use are so variable, commas can provide a quick sense of a ...

Another is through the famed “comma splice.” More on that is coming up as well. But a third way to induce comatose brainwave patterns in your reader is just by making your sentences really ...

Let’s begin with two of the most common mistakes of sentence construction: the run-on sentence and the comma splice. Think of them as two sides of the same koine (very sophisticated play on ...

If you don't know what a comma splice is, aren't quite sure, or are quite sure, you'll find some interesting coverage of the topic here. True puncutation geeks will also enjoy the comments ...

I notice that many of them use comma splices, and it makes their writing difficult to read. The more I read about language the more I find that the “rules” I learnt at school or that seemed to ...