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Default Re: Is comma needed?

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Originally Posted by Grinkl View Post
Hi! techers.

A:We need to regulate the system.
B:I agree that regulations are necessary but there's a problem.
A:What is it?
B:The problem is how to regulate it.

I want to/would like to know two things about the conversation. First, is there any wrong part above? Second, isn't a comma necessary before but in the first
B line like ", but there's a problem"?

thanks in advance.

regards.
No, the comma is not necessary. It is optional in this context.

The dialogue is fine.
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