Definition of misnomer (noun)

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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Hello,

The punctuation between the two clauses is wrong. Could you please explain how these clauses are related in this example?

Definition of misnomer (noun)
name or term that describes wrongly

Examples
Parents’ evenings are a bit of a misnomer, in some schools these traditional semi-formal meetings are staggered throughout the day to give shift workers opportunity to attend.

english-test.net/toefl/vocab … #hyperbole

Thank you.

Best wishes,
Bhikkhu1991a.

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Hi Bhikkhu,
My inner voice prompts me to insert “as” after ‘misnomer’. Because you don’t have “parents’ evenings” in strict sense of the term here, as parents attend the teachers throughout the day. English is a succinct language, you know, comma can be a substitute for a preposition, even for a phrase. The more often you come across the expressions like that, the better you understand them. Reading English papers helps a lot. Hope I didn’t sound mentor-like because I am not.
Regards.

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Hello Eugene2114,

Thank you for sharing your viewpoint. As far as I know, the current practice is that commas are deliberately left out in sentences very often. In this case, however, the sentence is an obvious case of a comma-splice. I believe it is only a typo, and a semi-colon is appropriate to this case.

Thank you.

Best wishes,
Bhikkhu1991a.

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grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/runons.htm - very useful.
Regards.

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Yes, it is a comma-splice, and it is obvious. Whether this error will ever be fixed is anybody’s guess. Unfortunately, not all test errors get repaired on this site.
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