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https://www.btb.termiumplus.gc.ca/tpv2guides/guides/pep/index-eng.html?lang=eng&page=punct_2_commas_that_clutter https://www.btb.termiumplus.gc.ca/tpv2guides/gu
by djdhrbrh 4y ago
https://www.btb.termiumplus.gc.ca/tpv2guides/guides/pep/index-eng.html?lang=eng&page=punct_2_commas_that_clutter https://www.btb.termiumplus.gc.ca/tpv2guides/guides/pep/inde...
The suggestion is to never separate a subject from a verb or a verb from its object
- ChrisMarshallNY 4y agoHey, thanks for that! Proper comma (and semicolon) usage is always a challenge for me. I decided to develop the habit of the "Oxford Comma," but I don't think I have it down, yet. It also seems to be "un-American." American English does not like commas.
- euroderf 4y agoOn the other hand American English LOVES periods, leading to visual abominations like N.A.T.O.
- warrenm 4y agoI don't especially care whether you choose the Oxford comma, or not. But be consistent! If you always use the Oxford comma, you never have any confusion. When you sometimes use it and sometimes don't, confusion proliferates
- wyclif 4y agoWow, that's a great link. Thanks for posting that. I'd never seen it before as a reference.