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| Punctuation / Grammar |
| Author: | Rob Denby |
| Date: | Wednesday, 26th Jun 2002 11:15 |
| Views: | 4,121 (excluding Digests and RSS feeds) |
| Category: | Information Issues | | URL: | http://www.freepint.com/go/b18486 |
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Can anyone help with an issue causing debate - under what circumstances (if any) is it permissible to have a comma before the word 'and' ?
Should be simple you would have thought!! An answer, or if you could point to a suitable resource..
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 | Punctuation / Grammar | | Can anyone help with an issue causing debate - under what circumstances (if any) is it permissible to have a ... |
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Rob Denby |
26/06/02 11:15 |
18486 |
 | Re: Punctuation / Grammar | | According to the book ...Essentials (TM) English Language - Quick Access to Important Aspects of the Language and its Use... ... |
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Rita Sanders |
08/07/02 15:17 |
18701 |
| | Re: Punctuation / Grammar | | Rob
There are very simple rules, easily mastered, concerning the use of commas in punctuation.
Try any simple grammar book from a ... |
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Neil Smith |
05/07/02 10:30 |
18669 |
| | Re: Punctuation / Grammar | | I realize you've received a lot of replies, but you specifically asked for an authoritative resource.
Strunk & White's "Elements of ... |
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J.B. Bryant |
03/07/02 12:32 |
18621 |
| | Re: Punctuation / Grammar | | I was taught at school (a long time ago)that use of a comma before the 'and' that is used before ... |
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Eileen Boyldew |
30/06/02 23:47 |
18576 |
| | Re: Punctuation / Grammar | | You mention omissions of punctuation Didnt George Bernard Shaw have something to do with this
(Gads! Makes reading very ... |
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Edw. Stollery |
02/07/02 05:27 |
18599 |
| | Re: Punctuation / Grammar | | Surely the point on commas in lists is that they should be used when and only when a visual intake ... |
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Peter Ellway |
01/07/02 17:51 |
18589 |
| | Re: Punctuation / Grammar | | Your best and shortest answer? Same as BUT.
Obviously commas preceed ANDs in a list of series, and if you ... |
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Edw. Stollery |
29/06/02 04:20 |
18570 |
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Rob Denby |
01/07/02 07:24 |
18578 |
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Edw. Stollery |
02/07/02 04:50 |
18598 |
| | Re: Punctuation / Grammar | | My grammar bible 'Mind the gaffe' The Penguin guide to common errors in English states that ' a joining comma ... |
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Ann Konsbruck |
28/06/02 17:01 |
18569 |
| | Re: Punctuation / Grammar | | You didn't close your quote. Did the quote continue up to the word "yet?"
I'm more amused by the fact that, ... |
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J.B. Bryant |
03/07/02 11:58 |
18618 |
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ann konsbruck |
03/07/02 13:10 |
18623 |
| | Re: Punctuation / Grammar | | There are many style manuals. The choice depends on the preference of your company/agency/client. The Government Printing Office ... |
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Claire Gesalman |
28/06/02 14:18 |
18556 |
| | Re: Punctuation / Grammar | | Try this style guide ( The Economist)http://www.economist.com/research/StyleGuide/index.cfm
or read this article on "the Philosophy of punctuation"
http://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/721833.html.
But note that English ... |
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Atalanta |
27/06/02 10:54 |
18512 |
| | Re: Punctuation / Grammar | | My favorite punctuation characters are the comma and the semi-colon. Does that answer your question?
We're talking about lists, right? It ... |
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David Neil |
27/06/02 09:48 |
18509 |
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Rob Denby |
01/07/02 07:24 |
18577 |
| | Re: Punctuation / Grammar | | Rob,
Another great source is the Gregg Reference Manual. It is the most widely used in academia and business. It is ... |
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Rosalavern |
09/07/02 03:21 |
18711 |
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