Thread: Seriousness What about commas?
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Old 10-10-2010, 10:13 AM   #37
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Originally Posted by Sweetpea View Post
The (mis)use of commas and quotes can be annoying.
Especially if your native language has different rules...

I'm going home but he's not. vs. I'm going home, but he's not.
I would say either is acceptable; a case may be made for that comma to be replaced by a semi-colon ?
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