comma fault

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comma fault

Improper use of a comma to join two independent clauses. Also called comma splice.

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comma splice			Also called the comma fault or comma splice, the phrase is defined in the 4TH edition of The American Heritage Dictionary as "n. Check out political hammer and thongs...is it Cliff's Notes? by Wood, Alden / Communication World On the surface, what reader Fox opines is legit: The comma splice, or comma fault, rule warns, "Do not connect two main clauses with only a comma. Lawyerly phrase of 'counsel' finds itself hitched to a hip new ... by Wood, Alden / Communication World			Cominform coming coming and going coming attraction coming back Coming in coming into court coming together coming upon coming-out COMINT Comintern Comitadji comitative Comitatus comitia Comitial Comitiva comity comity of nations comix Comm. comma comma bacillus comma butterfly comma fault comma splice Commack Commager command command and control command and control system command and control warfare command axis command center command channel command chaplain command controlled stocks command destruct signal command detonated mine command economy command ejection system command element command guidance command information command key command language command line command line interface command module command net			Comm South Companies, Inc. COMM SQ COMM TECH Comm-B Data Registers COMM-EQUIPSTAT comm. Comm. ACM COMM/ADP COMM/ID COMM/IF Comm/Nav Outage Forecast System comma comma comma comma comma Comma (butterfly) comma bacillus comma bacillus comma butterflies comma butterflies comma butterfly comma butterfly Comma Cell Comma cloud Comma delimited Comma delimited Comma Delimited Format Comma Delimited Value Comma derivative comma fault Comma Separated File Comma Separated List Comma separated lists Comma separated lists Comma separated lists Comma separated lists Comma Separated Table Comma Separated Value Comma Separated Value Data Exchange Comma separated values Comma Separated Variable comma splice comma splice Comma-Free, Sync-Timing Comma-separated values Comma-separated values COMMAB Commack Commack Commack Middle School Commack South Little League Commack, New York Commack, New York COMMAD Commagena Commagene Commager Commager, Henry Steele COMMAIRCENTLANT COMMAIRCHAN

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