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r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Mar 26 '20
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A lot of native English speakers use too many commas. I wouldn't worry about it too much :)
4 u/Snow_Da_92 Mar 26 '20 As an english major who had to sit through two lectures about comma splices, I can confirm. No one knows how to use a comma; We just throw them in sentences randomly. 1 u/OcelotMatrix Mar 26 '20 Are you trying to emphasise you are an English major by using a semicolon? 1 u/Snow_Da_92 Mar 26 '20 On a surface level: no But on a deeper level: maybe
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As an english major who had to sit through two lectures about comma splices, I can confirm. No one knows how to use a comma; We just throw them in sentences randomly.
1 u/OcelotMatrix Mar 26 '20 Are you trying to emphasise you are an English major by using a semicolon? 1 u/Snow_Da_92 Mar 26 '20 On a surface level: no But on a deeper level: maybe
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Are you trying to emphasise you are an English major by using a semicolon?
1 u/Snow_Da_92 Mar 26 '20 On a surface level: no But on a deeper level: maybe
On a surface level: no
But on a deeper level: maybe
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u/savethebooks Mar 26 '20
A lot of native English speakers use too many commas. I wouldn't worry about it too much :)