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_refugee_  ·  4104 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Writers on Hubski: Opinion Please re Period vs. Comma  ·  

Oh, but lil!

    Just because they are childlike, does not mean that the commas are correct.

Your comma is not correct here either!

"Just because they are childlike does not mean that the commas are correct."

In consolation, I offer you Muphry's Law.

I would also note in passing, and not aiming particularly at any commenter, but it is hard to take grammar advice from those whose comments exhibit egregious errors. On the other hand, this is an informal forum where we are discussing grammar, not a formal assignment or some such, so I understand that for instance when you, lil, put your comma in that place, you were typing to reflect sound/the way you spoke, as opposed to maybe striving for correctedness. And Hubski doesn't have a spell check feature on the comments, and some people have a hard time with spelling indeed: I am trying not to be too critical. Muphry's Law, everyone.





Loogawa  ·  4102 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Thank you for introducing me to Muphry's Law. That's awesome.

lil  ·  4104 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Absolutely - correction made!

Commas are tricky. The so-called comma rules are often superseded by the uber-rule "Don't litter your sentences with too many commas."

Meanwhile, I will badge your comment. In class I encourage students to find typos in my work and reward them (with chocolate kisses) when they do.

_refugee_  ·  4103 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Well, thanks!