[Grammar] The problem is that...

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sky3120

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Hello. I have a question about usage of a comma. I saw this sentence, 'The problem is, I hate him.' But I would say that 'The problem is that I hate him.' So is it okay to change 'that' to ',' in the sentence ?

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Both are fine.
 

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Thank you and "I will tell him that I met her" can be written as "I will tell him, I met her"?
 

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Thank you and "I will tell him that I met her" can be written as "I will tell him, I met her"?

No. No comma is required. "I will tell him I met her" is fine.

I will tell him, I met her = Information 1) I will tell him and (unconnected) Information 2) I met her.
 

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Thank you and "I will tell him that I met her" can be written as "I will tell him, I met her"?
You are doing what seems to be getting more common in this forum - taking a response to one question, and jumping to the idea that a rule has been established that will cover different, if similar looking, constructions. Not only is the comma not required there, it is wrong.
 
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