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What's the difference between a semicolon and a comma?: Difference between revisions
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equal grammatical rank (Hacker250). The word ''semi'' means half. | equal grammatical rank (Hacker250). The word ''semi'' means half. | ||
The comma is | The comma is a valuable, useful punctuation device because it separates the structural elements of sentences into manageable segments (OWL at Purdue Universsity). The comma was invented to help readers. | ||
Without it, sentence parts can collide into one another unexpectedly, causing misreadings.(Hacker235) | Without it, sentence parts can collide into one another unexpectedly, causing misreadings.(Hacker235) | ||