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Re: FW: Because/since
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Robert Einarsson <[log in to unmask]>
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Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 7 Nov 1997 09:25:13 MST
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re: "what about two clauses with only a semi-colon between them?"
 
A semi-colon is a clause conjunction.
 
A comma is not:  that's why a comma only between two clauses is a
comma splice error, but a semi-colon isn't.  A colon can also be used
as a clause conjunction.

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