What is a comma splice? - a podcast by Louise Harnby (fiction editor) and Denise Cowle (non-fiction editor)

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 isCommas, lists and why splices confuse readers
When editing out comma splices would spoil rhythmAnaphora

Editing bitesThe Emotional Craft of Fiction, Donald MaassThe Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language, 3rd ed., David Crystal

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Music credit‘Vivacity’ Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ (By Attribution 3.0 License).

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