Episode 41
What is a comma splice?
The Editing Podcast · Louise Harnby (fiction editor) and Denise Cowle (non-fiction editor)
December 31, 20198m 44s
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Show Notes
Denise and Louise explain what a comma splice is, why you should usually avoid it, and how it can add clarity.
Listen to find out more about:
- What a comma splice is
- Commas, lists and why splices confuse readers
- When editing out comma splices would spoil rhythm
- Anaphora
Editing bites
- The Emotional Craft of Fiction, Donald Maass
- The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language, 3rd ed., David Crystal
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Denise and Louise
Music credit
‘Vivacity’ Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License.