I would say the first clause is acting as a subordinate clause, so I would
consider the construction to be fine grammatically. But I would like to hear
other opinions and explanations.
ciao, cj




on 6/28/01 4:43 AM, Ed Vavra at [log in to unmask] wrote:

I'd appreciate your comments about the last sentence in the following. In
particular, I would like to know if you consider it a comma-splice, and, if
so, what you would do about it (if anything) in a student's writing?

With all these people I have at least one thing in common, either hair or
eye color, or even disliking or liking the same people. It doesn't matter
what we have in common, we will always have something to talk about.

Thanks,
Ed V.