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Re: Document <> and improve other simultanous music documentation. (issu


From: Kieren MacMillan
Subject: Re: Document <> and improve other simultanous music documentation. (issue 6248080)
Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2012 11:39:05 -0400

Hi David (et al.),

>> should be a comma here, not a semicolon.
> 
> Well, we have two separate complete sentences, and joined with a comma
> the reader is easily confused into reading "attempts" as a verb, even
> though admittedly it would be singular and thus not a complete match to
> "the simultaneous sections".
> 
> To me this suggests using a semicolon (or reword everything, but then I
> am lazy) in order to save the reader from backtracking.

I would say comma if the "but" is included, semicolon if the "but" is excluded.

Just my 2ยข.
Kieren.


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