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Independent 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 laug
by kybernetikos 13y ago
Independent 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.