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Originally Posted by Mad-ox  hi,
Neither of you was 100%. Am I compelled to use comma before but or not?
have a nice day,
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As others have told you, punctuation varies from person to person and style guide to style guide. That said, when "but" is used to connect two independent clauses, a comma before but is preferred by most guides unless the two clauses are very short. Then it is optional.