By the way, that's called a comma splice.

顺便说一下，这是所谓的“逗号剪接。”

The following methods can be used to avoid the comma splice error …

可用下列方法避免逗号拼接的错误…

If you put a comma where that semicolon is, you will have committed a "comma splice," which is a very nasty grammar error indeed.

如果你在这个应该放分号的地方用了逗号，你便犯了“逗号粘连”的错误，这实在是一个非常讨厌的语法错误。