Yaowen Chang
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- Jan 19, 2013
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- Taiwan
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Dear professor,
I have a question concerning the usage of comma. Based on Chicago Manual of style:[h=2]6.32“And if,” “that if,” and the like[/h]When two conjunctions appear next to each other (e.g., and if, but if), they need not be separated by a comma.
Since the connotation of "need not" is not equivalent to that of "forbidden," can I leave the comma in between "and" and "if" (and, if...)?
Thanks for your attention!
:-D
I have a question concerning the usage of comma. Based on Chicago Manual of style:[h=2]6.32“And if,” “that if,” and the like[/h]When two conjunctions appear next to each other (e.g., and if, but if), they need not be separated by a comma.
Since the connotation of "need not" is not equivalent to that of "forbidden," can I leave the comma in between "and" and "if" (and, if...)?
Thanks for your attention!
:-D