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- noun Plural form of
splice . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
splice .
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Examples
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Comma splices are also mentioned in the final bullet point of my post on semicolons, which has additional information on the punctuation that goes with however when it joins two independent clauses: it generally needs a preceding semicolon and a following comma.
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Comma splices are also mentioned in the final bullet point of my post on semicolons, which has additional information on the punctuation that goes with however when it joins two independent clauses: it generally needs a preceding semicolon and a following comma.
However 2008
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The splices are the locations where recombination occurs.
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The "cigarette burns" in this MOH episode are analogous to the "splices" in my novel, which herald jumps in time and blackouts in the narrative.
Archive 2005-12-18 2005
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I give my copy editors fits because I write sentence fragments for emphasis and I put comma splices in dialogue.
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Now is a good time to look for comma splices, homonym problems, word choice.
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The first half in particular splices together very funny fan recreations.
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How do the correct reading frames and alternative splices get properly activated?
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I now view using single spaces after periods as just part of the proofreading process, an author-end activity the same as correcting comma splices or poor grammar.
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I now view using single spaces after periods as just part of the proofreading process, an author-end activity the same as correcting comma splices or poor grammar.
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