Grammer says semi-colon

Heidi H

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Jan 3, 2007, 10:27:01 AM1/3/07

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Ok, I'm not a rocket scientist but every time I write an email in Outlook
2007 and use a comma, the Grammer check says I should use a semi-colon. Here
is an example;

"They HAVE to go outside regardless of the temperature, the only time they
stay in is if it is snowing heavy or raining."

Is there a setting I'm missing or something?

Heidi

Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]

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Jan 3, 2007, 10:30:53 AM1/3/07

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You're not missing anything. A semi-colon or a period, not a comma, is the appropriate punctuation to separate two clauses that each can stand on its own as a sentence.
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Heidi H

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Jan 3, 2007, 10:47:00 AM1/3/07

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All-righty-then. I guess I'm showing how bad my grammer is. One strange
thing though, I tried it in Word 2007 and it didn't pick it up.

Thank you,
Heidi (hanging head in embarrassment)

Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]

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Jan 3, 2007, 11:13:07 AM1/3/07

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I don't give any grammar checker much credit. I usually turn it off or ignore it.

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> All-righty-then. I guess I'm showing how bad my grammer is. One strange
> thing though, I tried it in Word 2007 and it didn't pick it up.
>

Gordon

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Jan 3, 2007, 11:17:56 AM1/3/07

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"Heidi H" <Hei...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> All-righty-then. I guess I'm showing how bad my grammer is.

And spelling ;-) - it's grammAr not grammEr.........

Tom Lake

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Jan 3, 2007, 11:39:33 AM1/3/07

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Is starting a sentence with And acceptable? 8^)

Tom Lake

Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]

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Jan 3, 2007, 4:52:00 PM1/3/07

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Actually, it is now. And I never thought I'd see the day.
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Roger K

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Jan 3, 2007, 5:31:53 PM1/3/07

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"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" <rus...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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But don't they say that starting a sentence with any conjunction is
ungrammatical?

Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]

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Jan 3, 2007, 10:29:14 PM1/3/07

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"They" changed their mind.

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