The comma splice and run on sentances.

[Jeros]

So I am doing an optional classics course this semester and they have a bit in the hand book about this being a common error.

I have been using the comma splice a hell of a lot (and I mean a LOT) over the last 20 or so years of education (some of it private) and I have never had an issue with it. Suddenly the classics department here don't seem to like it.

I guess its the difference between "accepted" grammar and "correct" grammar, and the fact most of my time is spent doing science essays and reports. Still, irksome.

Even the grammar nazis I know do it.

 

[Job]

You mean gramma snobbery

 

[TdC]

Examples, by gum, show them to us!

 

[old.Tohtori]

Examples, by gum, show them to us!

Think it's one of those where you say two things that are statements. Like, ummm....i'm a poledancer, studying law.

 

[Job]

You spelled sentence with an 'a'...your choice of course.

 

[Scouse]

It's mainly Americans and snobs who care about that tbfh.

 

[Chilly]

It's putting verbal pauses into the written form with no syntactic need.

 

[opticle]

It's putting verbal pauses into the written form with no syntactic need.

I do this a lot.. it's how my brain voice speaks. I always wonder if it's okay or not. Is it universally accepted as bad form (if you're being truly "correct") or just by certain folk ?

 

[opticle]

Also, this one needs to go into the running for Most Exciting Thread EVAR.

Edit: The world "splice" is pretty fricking awesome mind. Mmm splice.

Makes me think of "Spice" from Dune and "Splicers" from Bioshock. Rawr!

 

[Chilly]

It's incorrect grammar and hordes of poorly educated people think it's fine. You'll be marked as such by those who know it's wrong - whether you care about that or not is something else entirely.

 

[opticle]

It's incorrect grammar and hordes of poorly educated people think it's fine.

I R NOT POORLY EDU-MACATED I'm just a scientist

Thanks for the tip - I'll work on it.

What about hyphens whilst we're here ?

 

[old.Tohtori]

Edit: The world "splice" is pretty fricking awesome mind. Mmm splice.

Makes me think of "Spice" from Dune and "Splicers" from Bioshock. Rawr!

Reminds me of this, the word splice that is;

 

[Job]

There is no right or qrong in spelling or grammer...its just convention..feel free to invent your own..noones got copyright on it.

 

[Zarjazz]

There is no right or qrong in spelling

wrong, I think you'll find there is otherwise it wouldn't be *spelling* would it.

 

[old.Tohtori]

Shouldn't that be "Wrong. I think you'll find there is. Otherwise it wouldn't be spelling, now would it?"

 

[Aoami]

Shouldn't that be "Wrong. I think you'll find there is. Otherwise it wouldn't be spelling, now would it?"

no it shouldn't

 

[Zarjazz]

That's just grammar, that's subjective

 

[old.Tohtori]

Yeah, but according to the oh so mighty grammar nazis, speeling mistakes are grammar too

 

[Job]

And spelling is how it is done conventionally..there isnt a big official bpok pf spelling with legal oversee..even though the oxford english dictionary has tried to falsely claim that title.

 

[Zarjazz]

 

[dysfunction]

Languages evolve all the time but there is a structure, which includes spelling, to it. This convention is important.

If we all chose to ignore this and did things our own way we would be in a huge mess and we wouldn't understand one another.

 

[old.Tohtori]

we would be in a huge mess and we wouldn't understand one another.

Soooo....FH?

 

[DaGaffer]

It's incorrect grammar and hordes of poorly educated people think it's fine. You'll be marked as such by those who know it's wrong - whether you care about that or not is something else entirely.

said the man who used a hyphen instead of a semi-colon.

 

[Raven]

tsk

Nobody cares so long as it's legible. Tons of random commas all over the place breaks up the sentence though and makes it annoying to read.

 

[opticle]

said the man who used a hyphen instead of a semi-colon.

Said the man who failed to capitalise the start of his sentence.

This is fun!

 

[Himse]

az lng az u dnt typ lyk dis den i is sur no1 carez

 

[caLLous]

"It's incorrect grammar and hordes of poorly educated people think it's fine. You'll be marked as such by those who know it's wrong - whether you care about that or not is something else entirely", said the man who used a hyphen instead of a semi-colon.

^^ Not easy to pull that off with quote tags without it looking odd (or without a capital letter at the start of the sentence).

Anyway, where's Gwadien to school everyone on comma use??

 

[old.Tohtori]

Anyway, where's Gwadien to school everyone on comma use??

Probably working on a colon somewhere.