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On the contrary. I imagine 6ren went to extra lengths to use a semicolon instead of a simple comma, as semicolons are used to emphasize independent clauses.
by Radim 13y ago
On the contrary.
I imagine 6ren went to extra lengths to use a semicolon instead of a simple comma, as semicolons are used to emphasize independent clauses.
- kybernetikos 13y agoIndependent clauses can stand by themselves grammatically, that doesn't mean that their meanings are independent. e.g. > I hit him as hard as I could; he laughed at me. Those are 'independent clauses', but the semicolon emphasizes the connection between them.
- 6ren 13y agoRadim is right. I actually tried a couple of other forms ("and" and ","), but they seemed worse. Challenge: can you demonstrate a better way? I think the problem is not syntax but semantics: two unusual facts beg connection. BTW: getting back on topic, his starvation seems due to a lack of faith... if some connection is expected, perhaps the best solution is to supply one, perhaps the poignant He believed in God, yet died from lack of faith.