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05-Sep-2007, 02:09
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| | commas Hi,
I have sometimes doubts about the use of the commas. What do you recommend me?  | 
05-Sep-2007, 12:34
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| | Re: commas Comma usage can be a matter of taste sometimes, so it is not always consistent. However, there are cases where things are right or wrong. Could you give us an example where you're not sure? | 
05-Sep-2007, 16:39
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| | Re: commas Quote:
Originally Posted by Tdol Comma usage can be a matter of taste sometimes, so it is not always consistent. However, there are cases where things are right or wrong. Could you give us an example where you're not sure? | Now, Ladies and gentleman, I have the honor to..... (= correct)?
I saw a cat, a mouse, and a fox in the forest .... (= correct)?
He is the man I saw (no comma between man & I)? | 
06-Sep-2007, 07:40
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| | Re: commas 1 Yes- separate names of people and other forms of address with commas.
2 Yes, but the last comma is optional; it's called the Oxford comma.
3 Yes  | 
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| | Re: commas Quote:
Originally Posted by Tdol 1 Yes- separate names of people and other forms of address with commas.
2 Yes, but the last comma is optional; it's called the Oxford comma.
3 Yes  | Thank you,
And what about : "Now, John is standing outside the van." ----> correct? | 
07-Sep-2007, 09:38
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| | Re: commas It's correct, but it is an optional one. There is a general tendency towards a simplification of punctuation and it is very common not to put a comma there where you have an adverb of time. However, where it is a longer phrase, people tend to use a comma.  | 
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| | Re: commas Quote:
Originally Posted by Tdol It's correct, but it is an optional one. There is a general tendency towards a simplification of punctuation and it is very common not to put a comma there where you have an adverb of time. However, where it is a longer phrase, people tend to use a comma.  | Thank you, Tdol  | | Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes | Linear Mode |
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