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[–] NotAnOtter@lemmus.org 3 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

"If you can replace a semicolon or hyphen with a comma/period, you probably should". Writing advice I received at age ~10 and it never stopped being relevant in literature contexts

[–] ramjambamalam@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Far too many writers use a comma, when they should have used a semicolon or perion. It creates comma splices, where you join two main clauses with a comma.

Wrong:

His new car was flashy, it was bright red and had a custom license plate.

Right:

His new car was flashy. It was bright red and had a customer license plate.

[–] Anti_Iridium@lemmy.world 6 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

My brain says

His new car was flashy; it was bright red and had a customer license plate.

Is correct

[–] FauxLiving@lemmy.world 5 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Since we're well down the path of grammer correction.

I think a 'custom' license plate would make more sense.

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[–] brotundspiele@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 hour ago

Your licence plate might be custom, but mine is customer.