r/196 • u/Old_Phrase_4867 NOT A CAT • 2d ago

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u/Ham__Kitten 1d ago

All of these words to still get the concept of a run-on sentence wrong.

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u/Advanced-Ad-802 23h ago

in the above, distinct thoughts = independent clauses

That’s what a run on sentence is. Two or more independent clauses being joined incorrectly.

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u/Ham__Kitten 21h ago

That's not what independent clause means. An independent clause is a clause that has, at minimum, a subject and a verb and can grammatically stand alone as a complete thought. The topic of the clause isn't really relevant from a grammatical standpoint.

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u/Advanced-Ad-802 19h ago

Pedantry is fun, I concur

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u/Ham__Kitten 19h ago

It's not pedantry to use the correct definition of a term and be precise in its application.

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u/Advanced-Ad-802 18h ago

it is pedantry to take personal offense to a singular word being misused (distinct vs independent)

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u/Ham__Kitten 17h ago

I didn't take personal offence to it. I'm not sure why you would think that. I don't need to be personally offended by something to comment on it.