speech

[MikeNewYork]

Originally Posted by Robert J. Pohl

They are the reason we are here, they are what matter most to all of us and it is gratifying to see so many of you giving your time and enthusiasm to make the day a success.

Curmudgeon, why wouldn't there be a comma before the coordinate conjunction "and" that preceeds "it"?

-- Rob

Good catch. Actually, the first comma is a bit of a problem also:

They are the reason we are here; they are what matter most to all of us, and it is gratifying to see so many of you giving your time and enthusiasm to make the day a success.

or

They are the reason we are here; they are what matter most to all of us. And, it is gratifying to see so many of you giving your time and enthusiasm to make the day a success.

[asad hussain]

Many thanks for your help, curmudgeon! I am not anymore worried!!

[asad hussain]

And thanks to all of you for your corrections!

[Tdol]

Best of luck with the speech.

[curmudgeon]

if it feels better then put it in. I was trying to imagine it as a speech, so whatever comes naturally and sounds OK is fine as far as I'm concerned.