Of the three sentences below, I think that only the first two have strictly “correct” punctuation. However, the punctuation seen in the third sentence is very widely used (even by people with otherwise flawless spelling/punctuation).
1) It’s not that I hate instability; I simply like a little stability.
2) It’s not that I hate instability. I simply like a little stability.
3) It’s not that I hate instability, I simply like a little stability.
Would you say that only the first two are correctly punctuated? Or, are all three acceptable? (Perhaps the first two have a slightly different meaning than the last?)
1) It’s not that I hate instability; I simply like a little stability.
2) It’s not that I hate instability. I simply like a little stability.
3) It’s not that I hate instability, I simply like a little stability.
Would you say that only the first two are correctly punctuated? Or, are all three acceptable? (Perhaps the first two have a slightly different meaning than the last?)
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