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Meta Why was this question about authors shortening their sentences closed as a duplicate?

Why close https://writing.codidact.com/posts/286099 as a duplicate of https://writing.codidact.com/posts/286098? They are related, but distinguishable. Deleting (semi)colons ≠ deleting comma and a...

2 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by TextKit‭  ·  edited 2y ago by Mithical‭

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#2: Post edited by user avatar Mithical‭ · 2022-05-22T17:23:39Z (almost 2 years ago)
  • Why didn't authors shorten their sentences by starting more of them, rather than using conjunctions?
  • Why was this question about authors shortening their sentences closed as a duplicate?
  • Why close https://writing.codidact.com/posts/286099 as duplicate of https://writing.codidact.com/posts/286098?
  • They are related, but distinguishable. Deleting (semi)colons ≠ deleting comma and a conjunction.
  • Why close https://writing.codidact.com/posts/286099 as a duplicate of https://writing.codidact.com/posts/286098?
  • They are related, but distinguishable. Deleting (semi)colons ≠ deleting comma and a conjunction.
#1: Initial revision by user avatar TextKit‭ · 2022-03-12T20:08:46Z (about 2 years ago)
Why didn't authors shorten their sentences by starting more of them, rather than using conjunctions?
Why close https://writing.codidact.com/posts/286099 as duplicate of https://writing.codidact.com/posts/286098?

They are related, but distinguishable. Deleting (semi)colons ≠ deleting comma and a conjunction.