Should "vice versa" be treated as an independent clause?

Question

I know "vice versa" more or less means "conversely," but when it is used by itself, should it be punctuated as if it were an independent clause? > Dogs don't like cats, and vice versa. or > Dogs don't like cats and vice versa.

Answer 1

Punctuation is definitely important in sentence construction but it also awards a certain flexibility and freedom to a sentence. In your example, you can use both options. There are no hard rules about a comma before vice-versa.