• Dettweiler
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    1 year ago

    They can also be used as a super comma; because sometime you make a longer sentence, or a sentence with complex clauses.

    • Coolishguy
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      161 year ago

      I’m sorry, but the example in your comment is nonstandard usage. The part after the semicolon would typically be an independent clause, whereas the “because” marks yours as a dependent clause.

      There are still comma-like uses though. The major one I can think of is as a separator in a list where each element is long, possibly containing commas of its own.

    • @[email protected]
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      1 year ago

      It’s more of a weak period than a strong comma; both sides of it need to be complete sentences.

    • @Psythik
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      You didn’t quite get it right; adding “because” removes the need for a semicolon. Take out that single word, and your sentence becomes proper.