cj Sez: Today’s post is a tale of the complexities of commas…
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Without going to a Google search to look it up, do you know
what a vocative comma is? (I didn’t—at least not by its proper term.)
Jane Friedman’s guest post by writing coach, teacher,
editor, and writer Mathina
Calliope (@MathinaCalliope)
explains comma use. Mathina says:
“Hardly anyone would argue that commas don’t matter, but
plenty of people—including plenty of writers—give them too little thought.”
Read her views on commas here: https://www.janefriedman.com/you-win-this-round-comma/
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For want of a comma, the money was lost …
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That’s it for today’s post. You-all guys keep on keeping on, and I’ll try to do the same, (Sending up prayers for your health and safety.)
cj
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